Ambala, June 22
The Ambala police have today arrested a Squadron Leader after his wife Lieutenant Sakshi (29) allegedly committed suicide at her service quarter in Ambala Cantonment on Monday.
The police said Sakshi’s husband, Navneet Sharma, has been arrested and will be produced before a court on Wednesday. A case has been registered under Sections 304-B and 34 of the IPC at the Ambala Cantonment police station against Navneet Sharma, his mother Luxmi Sharma, father Chetram Sharma and brother Mohit Sharma.
The complianant, Sourabh, Sakshi’s brother, said Sakshigot married in December 2018. Her in-laws used to harass her for dowry and beat her over petty issues. “She had told us that her in-laws want to give her son to Navneet’s sister. They have been torturing her. She informed us the same on Sunday night too. On Monday, we got call that Sakshi has committed suicide. Navneet had also got CCTV cameras installed in their room and threatened to divorce Sakshi,” he added. Sourabh alledged that the accused may have got the footage erased. Demanding police action the family today reached outside the police station in Ambala Cantonment and refused to accept the body till the accused were arrested. The SHO Ambala Cantonment, Vijay Kumar, said “Following a complaint, the squadron leader has been arrested .” — TNS