Hyderabad: A 23-year-old pregnant woman allegedly died by suicide after being subjected to humiliation by her husband, who reportedly demanded a DNA test for her unborn child—an incident that led to the arrest of him and his mother on Saturday.The victim, G Sushmita, was found hanging at her residence in Gadipeddapur village of Alladurg mandal in Medak district on the evening of June 25. “We arrested her husband G Abhilash and his mother Laxmi. They were produced before the magistrate and sent to judicial remand,” said Alladurg sub-inspector D Shankar.Sushmita was five months pregnant at the time of her death. In a complaint lodged with police, her mother G Janabai alleged that her daughter had been subjected to sustained physical and mental harassment by her husband, with the demand for a DNA test intensifying the distress.A native of Mothkupally village in Vikarabad district, Sushmita had been married to Abhilash, a bangle seller from Gadipeddapur, for about 18 months.“On June 23, my husband and I visited Sushmita’s house to discuss arrangements for the baby shower ceremony. While we were there, Abhilash had an argument about the ceremony and demanded a DNA test for the unborn child. Subsequently, elders from the community intervened and we returned home,” Janabai alleged in her police complaint.According to the complaint, the demand—raised in the presence of both families—caused severe humiliation and emotional trauma to Sushmita. Family members alleged that the suspicion cast on her character deeply affected her mental state.Two days later, on June 25 evening, Sushmita died by suicide at her house. Villagers informed her parents of the incident. Janabai further alleged that continuous harassment by her husband and mother-in-law drove her daughter to take the extreme step.Based on the complaint, Alladurg police registered a case on June 26 under sections 85 (husband or relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 108 (abetment of suicide), read with section 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Following a post-mortem, the body was handed over to Sushmita’s parents.
