MUMBAI: Harassed by his wife and her lover with their intimate photographs, a 44-year-old Virar man allegedly hanged himself.

The Virar police had registered an accidental death case after Santosh Gupta (44) killed himself on April 22. He did not leave behind a suicide note. Santosh's mother has now filed a case against her daughter-in-law and her paramour. In her complaint she alleged that her daughter-in-law was having an affair since 2014.

When Santosh learnt about the affair he confronted his wife. She left their Virar home but began harassing the victim. According to the complainant, Santosh's wife would send him intimate pictures of her and her lover on his cellphone. She would even harass him for money and refused to divorce him.

In her complaint, the victim's mother said that her son was mentally tortured with the pictures. She alleged that he daughter-in-law and her paramour even physically assaulted her son. Unable to bear the torture, he allegedly hanged himself.

A case of abetment of suicide has been filed against the victim's wife and her paramour. The victim's mother-in-law and two brother-in-laws have also been booked for abetment.



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