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KANPUR: High drama unfolded in Govindnagar in Kanpur when a woman attempted suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room following a tiff with her husband after the latter gave Rs 2,000 cash to his sister on Rakshabandhan on Sunday.

The husband, however, saved her life. Without wasting a minute, the husband brought his wife down and admitted her to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital, where doctors stated her condition to be critical. Ashish, a private employee, lives with his wife and parents in Govindnagar.

“On Sunday, his sister came to their house to tie rakhi to him. When Ashish handed his sister a Rs 2,000 note as a return gift, his wife Kavita started quarrelling with him. “At that time, the family intervened and pacified the two” said locality sources.

According to sources, Kavita, who was upset over her husband’s act, locked herself in her room and attempted suicide by hanging herself.

“The house inmates raised alarm when they came across the incident, and immediately informed Ashish who broke open the door and brought his wife down and admitted her to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital,” the sources added.

“We’ve come to know about the incident from the couple’s neighbours. They said that they had heard Kavita arguing with her husband over the latter’’s return gift to his sister for tying rakhi to him. No complaint has yet been received by the police in this regard,” said station house officer Govindnagar Sanjeev Kant Mishra.

