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Couple booked for abetment to suicide

A woman and her husband have been booked for allegedly abetting suicide of a Dalit youth by levelling false rape charges against him in a village near here, police said today

Updated on: Aug 6, 2011, 21:45:23 IST
PTI | By , Ghaziabad
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A woman and her husband have been booked for allegedly abetting suicide of a Dalit youth by levelling false rape charges against him in a village near here, police said on Saturday.

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Sonu (23) committed suicide by consuming poison after Rekha (40) and her husband accused him of raping her on August 3 in Domai village, 65 kms from Ghaziabad, police said. Following the incident, Sonu's family and villagers demanded Rekha's arrest for levelling false charges against him. A case has been registered the duo.

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