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Following the death of a 40-year-old business owner who died by suicide on Tuesday in Delhi's Model Town area, the family of the deceased, identified as Puneet Khurana, accused his wife and her family of mentally torturing and harassing Puneet.
According to the sister of the deceased, Puneet's wife, along with her sister and parents, was mentally torturing and harassing him, and Puneet had also recorded a video in which he mentioned the details of the harassment he had faced. "She, her sister, and her parents mentally tortured and harassed him. There is a video recording of around 59 minutes, in which Puneet has mentioned details of harassment he faced. The woman had even hacked Puneet's social media account," the sister said. Meanwhile, Puneet's mother said, "She (Puneet's wife) used to keep torturing him...I want justice for him." According to the official police statement, the information about the incident was received by the authorities on Tuesday, at around 4:20 pm. Upon reaching the spot, the police stated that the body of Puneet was found lying on a bed in an unresponsive state with a ligature mark over the neck. Police later stated that he died by hanging. Following this, Puneet's body was taken to BJRM Hospital and was preserved for the purpose of post-mortem. According to the police, Puneet had spoken to his wife on the night of December 30, a recording of which is now with the cops. The couple were speaking of a divorce and a share in the property. The family of the victim have claimed that priors to dying by suicide Puneet had recorded a 59-minute video on his phone in which he has alleged that his wife and her family were harassing him. Sources have told ANI, that the couple married in 2016 and began having difference with two years of the marriage and they had initiated divorce proceeding through mutual consent and the matter was in court. Trilok Nath Khurana, father of the deceased, produced one mobile phone, and the family had levelled allegations of harassment against the wife and in-laws of the deceased, the police stated. The mobile phone of the deceased and other related articles were taken into police possession, and an autopsy on the body will be done today. Further investigation is in process. (ANI)
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