Thane, Apr 22 (PTI) An FIR was registered against a businessman from Ambernath in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly driving a woman employee to suicide earlier this month over soured relationship, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, who is absconding, has been booked under Section 108 (Abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Assistant Commissioner of Police Shailesh Kale said the victim worked as an accountant in the businessman’s company. She allegedly ended her life by hanging herself in a room in a hotel on April 10.
Family members of the deceased alleged that she was in a relationship with the accused. They claimed that on the day of the incident, he summoned her to the hotel and subjected her to severe mental harassment through heated arguments in person, over phone calls, and through messages, inciting her to take the extreme step.
“The victim’s family has further alleged that the accused was pressuring her not to quit her job when she expressed a desire to leave. There are also allegations involving the accused using the victim for money laundering activities,” a police official said.
Senior Police Inspector Shabbir Syed said that since the charge against the accused is non-bailable, police teams have been dispatched to various locations to arrest him. PTI COR NSK
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