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Teacher’s Suicide Highlights Dowry Harassment in Dehradun
Srishti Kandhari was a teacher who lived in Dehradun, India.
She said she was being hurt by her husband and his family because they wanted money for her dowry.
She recorded a short video apologizing to her mother before she killed herself by hanging.
Her mother filed a police report.
The police are looking into the case and have done a post‑mortem.
Srishti Kandhari, a government teacher, recorded a 90‑second video apologizing to her mother before hanging herself in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
She alleged that she had been harassed mentally and physically for dowry by her husband Saurabh Raturi and in‑laws for six months.
The police complaint filed by her mother names Saurabh, mother‑in‑law Parvina and sister‑in‑law Charu, and the FIR is registered under dowry death sections.
A post‑mortem was conducted and the case is being investigated by the local police and forensic team.
The incident has sparked online discussion about dowry‑related harassment and the need for stronger protection for women.
- Who
- Srishti Kandhari, a government teacher, and her husband Saurabh Raturi
- What
- Suicide by hanging after recording a video
- Where
- Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
- When
- Wednesday (exact date not specified)
- Why
- Alleged mental and physical harassment for dowry by husband and in‑laws
Key facts
- Name
- Srishti Kandhari
- Occupation
- Government teacher
- Date of death
- Wednesday (exact date not specified)
- Location
- Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
- Cause of death
- Suicide by hanging
- Allegations
- Dowry harassment by husband and in‑laws
- FIR filed by
- Mother
- Police officer
- Vandana Verma
Quotes
Srishti Kandhari
Government teacher who recorded her suicide video
“"Sorry mummy, main aise ja rahi hoon (Sorry, I am leaving like this), Everything has become so strange. I have been enduring this for six months... Now I can't endure it anymore. Their mindset can never change. They keep blaming me for things that happened after our marriage. (Calling me) 'manhoos, manhoos' (cursed)."”
thestatesman.com
NDTV
Sources
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