Srinagar- The suicidal deaths of a lady and her two minor children, whose dead bodies were recovered from Dal Lake on Saturday last, is expected to lead the police to initiate proceedings under ‘abetment of suicide’ against the husband of the deceased.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that ‘strained’ relationship with husband might have ‘provoked’ the deceased to commit suicide along with her two minor kids in Dal Lake on Saturday last.
The dead bodies of a woman and her two minor children, including a 3-years-old girl and 4-years-old boy were recovered from Dal Lake at Fore-Shore near Eco Park by the police on July 27 (Saturday).
Identified as 24-years-old Zahida Begum, wife of Mohammad Hussain Sheikh, according to CCTV analysis, tossed her two minor children, Muhammad Sahil and Nahida Kousar, into the Dal Lake before ending her own life.
The deceased, they said, were hailing from Dugga village of Arnas block in Reasi district and were living in a rented room at Shatta Mohalla Shalimar in Srinagar. The marital life of the deceased with her husband, according to the preliminary findings, was not cordial, and the two were often engaging in heated arguments.
Police, sources said, have initiated findings under section 174 CrPC at police station Nigeen in this regard, and the husband of the deceased, Mohammad Hussain Sheikh; a laborer has been taken into custody as part of the investigation.
Nonetheless, it has been confirmed that the deaths occurred due to suicide and not a murder.
Sources said preliminary investigation into the instant matter has revealed that the deceased’s relationship with her husband was strained, which might have forced her to take an extreme step.
They said the police may initiate proceedings under section 306 IPC (abatement of suicide) and section 125 Domestic Violence, against the husband, in case it was found that he was committing cruelty upon her wife, forcing her to commit a suicide along with her minor children.
The dead bodies of the deceased woman and her two minor kids were recovered around 6: 30 by the police on Saturday evening.
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