The local police on Wednesday arrested a man on abetment charges after his 22-year-old woman ended her life at her parental home in Jaspal Bangar village, Sahnewal, officials said.
The woman’s family accused her husband, a labourer from Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Shimlapuri, of physical and mental harassment, alleging it was due to his extramarital affair.
After a complaint from her father, Sahnewal police registered a case against the accused under section 108 (abetment to suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The complainant alleged the deceased’s husband frequently assaulted and mentally tormented her.
Sahnewal station-house officer (SHO) inspector Jagdev Singh Dhaliwal the woman ended her life on Tuesday and confirmed that the accused was arrested.