MUMBAI: A 32-year-old woman has been booked on the alleged charges of harassing her husband to the core as a result of which he ended his life under utter duress late on Thursday night in the Wagbil area.

The deceased- got married to the aaccused in 2003 and had a 10-year-old son and were living at a Vijay annex society building number 28 on Ghodbunder road. The victim worked at a private bank while his wife too worked at a private company, said a police officer.

The police said that it is suspected that at around 10.45 pm on Thursday that victim in a fit of rage went to bathroom poured petrol on him and doused resulting in his death, said a police officer quoting the complaint.

The complainant- the victim’s father in his complaint to the police alleged that his daughter in law allegedly often used to pick up quarrel with her husband over petty issues. She had in the past even abused and beat him up repeatedly due to which he was mentally disturbed and felt insulted.

“It is allegedly due to this harassment and torture by his wife the victim was forced to take the extreme step,” said a police officer.

The officer added that the body of the victim has been sent for post-mortem to Thane civil hospital.

The officer said that after carrying out the house search they have not found any written note. “Nothing concrete can be said as of now and we are investigating the case from all the angles. Also were in process of taking down the statements,” said a police officer.

The woman has been booked under section 306 (Abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code and so far no arrest is made so far in connection with the crime the police added.