Webcam suicide: Husband, his parents booked for dowry

May 24, 2013 |

Age Correspondent

mumbai

A day after a 26-year-old woman hanged herself as her husband helplessly watched through a webcam, the Juhu police booked him and his parents for alleged dowry harassment and dowry death.
On Wednesday night, the deceased, Shobhana Surti, was video chatting with her husband Swapnil Surve (28). Shobhana was at her residence in Annaswami chawl near Juhu, while her husband was at his home in Vile Parle (east).
Shobhana and Swapnil were reportedly going through a rough patch and often fought with each other. On the fateful day, the duo again got into a heated argument, after which Shobhana threatened to commit suicide and later on went ahead with it.
A helpless Swapnil tried contacting her sister Bhavika who was in Jogeshwari, but by the time she reached home, Shobhana had passed away. Shobhana was rushed to Cooper Hospital, which declared her brought dead. During investigation, the police found out that the couple had a court marriage around November last year. Before that, they were to hold a reception in April last year, but the wedding was called off because Swapnil’s parents allegedly demanded `25 lakh as dowry.

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