A 25-year-old girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze in Dahisar on Friday after her parents bashed up her husband. The girl had a love marriage six months ago.
The police said Jaishri Shah fell in love with her neighbour, Laxman (30) and married him six months ago. However, their family members were against the marriage. “Shah and Laxman took a house on rent at Malwani area in Malad (West) and but recently they started facing financial problem so they approached their parents,” said a police officer.
“But Laxman’s parents refused to take them inside. Shah then approached her family and said that she would live along with her husband. Shaha’s parent said that they can only allow her to live with them but they would not permit her husband,” said the officer.
Shah then forcibly entered the house along with her husband and said her parents that both would live there. After that the argument started between her and her parents. Shah’s two younger brothers— Mangesh Gurav and Vishvanath—were also against the marriage and they started beating Laxman.
“Shaha’s bother bashed up Laxman due to which he was admitted to the Bhagwati Hospital. Shah got upset and after two days she poured kerosene on her and burnt her in-front of her parent’s house,” said the police.
“She sustained 100% percent burns and after four days she died at the Bhagwati hospital. Shaha told in her statement that she took such drastic step because her parents did not allow them to enter their home and also assaulted her husband,” said senior inspector Ansar Peerzade of the Dahisar police station.
“We have registered the case against Shaha’s father Vasant Gurav, mother Satyawati and two brothers Mangesh and Vishwanath,” said the police.
