BENGALURU: A 24-year-old newly-married woman committed suicide by hanging at her house, in Konanakunte on Thursday morning. According to reports, she was tired of being harassed by her husband for dowry. The deceased is Pallavi, a native of Bangarpet in Kolar.
She had married Naveen a month ago. Her parents have lodged a complaint against Naveen who has been arrested and handed over to judicial custody. In his complaint, Narayanaswamy, father of Pallavi, alleged that Pallavi was not interested to marry Naveen because he was unemployed while she had completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.
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