Arvind Bharti died by suicide on December 15, 2017.
New Delhi:
Because the suicide of a Bengaluru techie resulting from alleged harassment by his estranged spouse and her household sparked an enormous outcry, the same case of torture and intimidation had taken place in Delhi, the place a person died by suicide reportedly after he was falsely implicated in rape and dowry instances in 2017.
A written grievance addressed to then Sarita Vihar Police Station in-charge and a suicide observe purportedly written by Arvind Bharti claimed his spouse, Richa, wrongly accused him and his household of assorted acts, and harassed them with false instances even after their divorce.
Arvind Bharti, a resident of Yamuna Vihar, mentioned he was “blackmailed and tortured day and evening” by Richa, and that she was solely liable for his loss of life. He additionally mentioned he had little hope from the police within the matter.
NDTV has seen copies of the written police grievance and the purported suicide observe, each of that are written in Hindi. Whereas the grievance letter was written a day earlier than Bharti’s loss of life, it’s not clear when it was submitted to the police.
Bharti, who labored as a physiotherapist earlier than he joined a pc agency, died by suicide on December 15, 2017. Richa was arrested following his loss of life and later granted bail. The trial within the case is underway.
Grievance Letter To Police
In his six-page letter to Sarita Vihar Police, Bharti defined how his spouse pushed him to take the intense step. He mentioned he and Richa had a love marriage in 2008 however her behaviour in direction of him and his household modified drastically after that
“She used to register false police complaints, resulting from which we stayed collectively just for a couple of days. She later filed a false dowry case in opposition to me. I used to be discharged within the case by a Delhi court docket in 2013,” Bharti mentioned.
He mentioned the couple finally parted methods in 2016 however the alleged harassment nonetheless didn’t cease. Richa usually adopted Bharti to his workplace and his teaching institute to insult him and her actions additionally price him his job, he claimed.
Bharti additionally alleged that his former spouse as soon as lodged a false case of rape in opposition to him. “The police bodily and mentally tortured me and refused to register my grievance (in opposition to her). A compromise was reached they usually despatched me to Richa’s home the place her household stripped me and locked me in a room. I used to be neither given any water to drink nor meals to eat,” he mentioned.
Bharti mentioned Richa filed a contemporary rape case in opposition to him when his brother, Vipin, arrived with the police to rescue him days later.
Bharti alleged Richa usually pressured him along with her calls for for cash. “… I can not even complain to anybody as a result of I do know that one other false case might be filed in opposition to me,” he mentioned.
He mentioned on one event, Richa advised him, “You have not been capable of do something to me. Even the police and the Human Rights (Fee) haven’t accepted your and your father’s grievance”.
No Religion In Police
Bharti alleged it was simple for Richa to blackmail and threaten him since her false complaints have been at all times registered.
He alleged that, on one event, Richa forcibly took away his bag along with his workplace laptop computer, pockets, his bike paperwork, cash and an organization’s bill with a cheque of Rs 32 lakh.
“I’m listening to Richa for one final time and killing myself. In any other case, I shall die this manner on a regular basis,” he added.
Suicide Observe
Within the four-page observe, Bharti mentioned he was writing his “final letter” and urged his household to not mourn his loss of life. He supplied particulars of the objects that have been reportedly forcibly taken away by Richa, and of cash that he owed to a few of his pals.
He additionally urged his household to maneuver on with their lives. “God will punish her (Richa),” he mentioned.
He continued: “I used to endure day and evening and I knew I must take this excessive step someday or the opposite… I’m very drained and I can not endure for an additional second. Please don’t take motion in opposition to Richa… I’ll now not be alive and your life may also get spoiled.”
‘Miss Him Even Immediately’
Arvind’s mom mentioned she misses her son. “I don’t dangle Arvind’s photograph on the wall as a result of I miss him even at present. His former spouse was arrested and later launched on bail. The matter remains to be in court docket,” she mentioned.
Richa couldn’t be reached for remark.
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