The deceased is T M Sumitra, a resident of Polali on the outskirts of the city. She had entered marital life with Sunil Kumar, a Bajrang Dal activist from Pumpwell in the city in May, 2013.
One of the close friends of the deceased told Coastaldigest.com that the Sumitra's brother Mohan had paid hefty amount of money and other valuables to Sunil during marriage. “Sunil had literally fooled Sumitra's family during the marriage. Even after taking huge amount of dowry, he and his parents continuously harassed Sumitra throughout the six months of marital life. Many a times she had informed me about the torture. But, I really did not know that this would happen,” she said.
Before breathing her last, Sumitra had reportedly given statement to the police and explained about the ordeal of her marital life.
Her brother Mohan, who had borrowed huge amount of debt to fulfill the demands of the bridegroom, said that he was not aware of the bad habits and wicked nature of Sunil during marriage. “She underwent all kinds of torture after her marriage. He (Sunil) used to force her to serve liquor bottles to his friends till mid night. He had also demanded an additional dowry of Rs 1 lakh,” said Mr Mohan.
Following Sumitras suicide attempt on December 9, a case was registered at Bantwal rural police station against her husband Sunil, mother-in-law Leela, sister-in-law Divya and father-in-law on December 11. The case was later transferred to Mangalore rural police station.
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