Two days after a female medical student’s suicide sent shivers across the state, police on Thursday detained a doctor who had allegedly backed out of their marriage recently as her family couldn’t meet the demand for dowry, including a BMW car and gold.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George earlier on Wednesday ordered the Women and Child Development department to conduct an investigation into the suicide of a 26-year-old woman doctor over dowry demands and submit a report on the same, PTI reported
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Shahana allegedly took the extreme step as she was depressed due to a big dowry sought by the groom’s family, her family alleged, PTI reported.
Based on their statements, Ruwais, her friend who is also a post graduate doctor in the College, was taken into custody from Karunagappally early today, police said.
“We have taken him into custody based on the statements of the victim’s family. He is being interrogated,” a senior officer told PTI.
Following Shahana’s death, her relatives alleged that she died by suicide after her boyfriend refused to marry her as her family could not fulfil dowry demands.
His family allegedly demanded a significant dowry in the form of gold, land, and a BMW car. When Shahana’s family was unable to fulfil the demands, her boyfriend – who was also a representative of the Medical PG Doctors Association, ended their relationship.
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Shahana’s father, who was working in the Middle East, had died recently.
The Medical College Police has registered a case of unnatural death in the matter. Additionally, in the wake of the charges against him, the Medical PG Doctors Association relieved the accused doctor of all his responsibilities within their organisation.
(With inputs from PTI)