Daijiworld Media Network – Hassan (MS)
Hassan, Jun 27: In a heart-wrenching incident, two sisters, both of who were married, ended their lives within 17 days of each other. Their parents have alleged that they were harassed for dowry by their respective in-laws and cases have been filed in this regard.
Aishwarya (19) and Saundarya (21), daughters of coffee estate labourer Uday, a resident of Belagodu village of Sakleshpur were found dead on June 8 and June 25 respectively.
Uday has four daughters. The second daughter, as per the complaint, allegedly killed herself by hanging at her husband's house at Tumakuru. Within 17 days of her death, the elder daughter also died under mysterious circumstances at her husband’s house at Hosanagara. Two other daughters are studying in PUC and SSLC.
Soundarya was studying for a degree in journalism in the women's first grade government college in the city. It is said that she had no intention of getting married. Later her younger sister Aishwarya was married off to Nagaraju, a resident of Kaveripura of Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru last year. Nagaraju was working in petrol pump and resided at Saraswatipuram of Tumakuru city.
Elder daughter Saundarya had married Umesh, a resident of Kadiggeri of Karimane gram panchayat limits. It is said that elders in the family were against the marriage.
Aishwarya was found in a hanging position at her husband's house on June 8. The parents have filed a complaint that her in-laws were torturing her for dowry.
Soundarya also died by hanging at her husband’s house on June 25. Her parents wanted to cremate her in front of her husband's. They also sought police protection, however, the police did not pay heed to their request.
Uday, father of deceased, accused Soundarya's in-laws of torturing her mentally and physically and murdering her by tightening rope around her neck and later hanging to the fan.
The complaint accuses her husband Umesh, his father Panduranga, mother Shanthamma and sister Roopa as the culprits. In the complaint it is said that Saundarya was tortured as she is from another caste and the family also intended to get Umesh married off to someone else.