Case registered for molestation, abetment to suicide; no arrests made yet

A widow and mother of four has alleged that her only son committed suicide after her elder daughter was harassed by local goons at Sirsapur in Rohini.

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case under Sections of molestation, stalking and abetment to suicide but no arrests have been made yet, said Rajneesh Gupta, DCP (Rohini)

The family of five — including three daughters, a son and their mother — live in a single room on the first floor of a house located in the narrow lanes of Jeevan park in Sirsapur.

Husband’s death

The woman’s husband died in 2012, after which she started working in a helmet factory. Her son, who was 18 years old, was receiving training at an automobile shop while the eldest daughter works in a food packaging factory. Of the other two daughters, one studies in Class V while the other is mentally challenged.

At around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, her eldest daughter was allegedly stalked by four young men from the locality on her way to work. Once she returned home, she reported the incident to her brother, said his mother.

“In the evening, my son confronted the group that stalked his sister. They beat him up mercilessly and threatened to abduct and molest my daughter,” said the victim’s mother. She added that her younger daughter witnessed the assault and rushed home to tell her, after which she rushed to save her son.

“No one came to his aid, he was dragged for around 100 metres near her house. His nose and mouth were bleeding and he had bruises all over his body. They left him only after I begged for his life,” the mother added.

Accused identified

The next day, he went to work and came home for lunch. “He went for a walk after that but returned. Then I went downstairs to buy something and asked my younger daughter to get money from his room. She knocked on the door but he didn’t respond. I then peeped inside the room and saw his feet hanging in the air and blood dripping on the floor. I screamed for help and my neighbour’s son broke open the door. I rushed him to a hospital where he was declared dead,” said the mother.

The elder sister, who identified all the men who allegedly molested her, said they all are roaming freely in the locality even after a case had been registered. She added that she has now stopped going to work.

Locals claim the accused in the case openly brandish guns in the locality. They are a threat to visitors as well as locals in the area, they said. Blade attacks, mobile snatching and fights are common in the area. It's unsafe for every person entering the locality. It’s a menace that has been plaguing the locality for years now.

The police have said that they got information about the incident from Dr. Baba Sahib Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital in Rohini. The deceased had committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his room. No suicide note has been recovered, they said.

“We have registered a case under IPC Section 354A (molestation), 354 B (stalking) and 306 (abetment of suicide) at Samaypur Badli police station. The incident of quarrel or molestation was not reported to the police and no PCR call had been made by the deceased’s family members,” said Mr. Gupta.