Hosiery worker attempts suicide, blames ex-fiancée, her family

Times News Network
Ludhiana: A 24-year-old hosiery worker attempted suicide by consuming phenyl at his house in Subhash Nagar on Friday morning.
Before taking the step, Bablu Kumar wrote a note in which he blamed his former fiancée and her family for harassing him.
Bablu’s brother Praveen Kumar said in his police complaint, "Six months ago, Bablu had got engaged to a woman of Muktsar district.The two soon started going out together and developed physical relations. After sometime, their relationship turned sour and they broke up. Thereafter, the woman lodged a rape FIR against Bablu before the lockdown was announced. On Thursday, the Muktsar police had called Bablu for investigation. There, the woman and her family threatened to put our entire family behind bars. For withdrawing the complaint, she sought Rs 10 lakh."
"We do not have the resources to meet their monetary demand. In the suicide note, Bablu has written that it was their consensual decision to develop physical relations," he added.
After returning from Muktsar, Bablu was upset. "On Friday morning, Bablu went inside his room and consumed phenyl. He is now admitted to ESIC Hospital, where his condition is stated to be out of danger."
Bablu’s family has given a written complaint to the police.
Jodhewal police station SHO sub-inspector Arshpreet Kaur said, "We have received the complaint and the probe is on."