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Jaipur manager suicide over dark skin taunts, Rs 20 lakh demand
The Story in Brief
A sales manager in Jaipur, Jitin Kumar, died by suicide on 1 August. Police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against Jitin’s wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law based on a four-page suicide note recovered from his rented flat in the Vishwakarma police station area.
In the note, Jitin, originally from Sri Ganganagar, alleged his wife taunted him about his dark complexion, pressured him to live apart from his parents, and demanded Rs 20 lakh or a house to let him speak to his daughter. He also said his wife had filed a false case against his family, causing him mental stress. Police are investigating the claims.
The Indian Opinion
This tragedy will inevitably fuel a familiar cycle: one side reduces it to a husband driven to death by a ‘demanding wife’, the other to a domestic dispute weaponised by a suicide note. The truth lies in the details police must now verify: the dowry-like demand, the alleged false case, and why a seven-year marriage unravelled so completely. The key test is whether the 20-lakh rupee claim can be corroborated independently, not just believed because it is written tragically.
Source: aajtak.in
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