Indian woman commits suicide over husband's 'abnormal sexuality'

Failed marriage, breach of trust and husband's secret sexual orientation cited as reasons for suicide


Web Desk April 20, 2015
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A 31-year-old doctor in India allegedly committed suicide, accusing her husband of torturing her after she discovered he was gay.

"She had mentioned her husband's sexual orientation in her note. She had written that since she found out about her husband's bisexuality, he would torture and harass her for dowry,” police said.

Dr Priya Vedi, a senior anesthetist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), wrote a note on her Facebook account and also left a suicide note, claiming that her husband was gay would torture her.

She was found dead with her wrist slit in a hotel room in Delhi , police said.

A failed marriage, breach of trust and her husband's concealment of his sexual orientation have been cited as reasons for her suicide, according to India Today.

"Officials broke open the door and found her lying in a pool of blood on the bed," a police official privy to the investigation said.

"She had slit her writs with a sharp-edged weapon and was lying in unconscious condition. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead," the official added.

Her husband, Kamal Vedi, 34, a dermatologist at the same hospital, was arrested on Sunday on the basis of the suicide note.

Police said Kamal had filed a missing complaint Saturday evening when he was unable to locate his wife.

According to police, the couple tied the knot five years ago and were serving at the AIIMS staff quarters in south Delhi.

Police received information regarding Priya's death during a search operation of several hotels in Paharganj.

"We are investigating the case from all angles and based on the suicide note, we have arrested Kamal from his residence at AIIMS quarters in the afternoon. He has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code," police said.

Vedi’s last message on Facebook read: "Dr Kamal Vedi, I never wanted anything from you but due to your abnormal sexuality, you thought that I need sex from you. But it's wrong. I just wanted to be with you, accepting you and your sexual orientation because I loved you very much but you never knew importance of this. You are a criminal of my life. Dr Kamal's family is innocent but you are a devil."

COMMENTS (18)

Silent | 9 years ago | Reply It is very painful to see such insensitive remarks as are made here about this extremely painful situation which forced the lady to commit suicide. A woman's life with a gay husband is not as simple as many commentators seem to think. Closeted gay men have a very frustrated and complex personality, they are selfish narcissist people who have learnt to only love themselves after their lifelong frustration and struggle with their sexuality. Very often they are suffering from psychological disorders and syndromes which are the results of their closeted existence. Lack or absence of sex is not the only reason which can make the wife unhappy, I fact most women in our society are capable of giving up this right if rest of the things are bearable. But along with this a gay husband bring other problems like betrayal, lies, rejection, anger and frustration in marriage which become extremelyainful for the wife. She is forced to live her husbands lie and is treated like crap by the husband who is having a good time with his gay friends. Discovery of such secrets is devastating. It can rob a persons of their self worth, and women suffer from psychological trauma and Post Traumatic Disorder Syndrome, which if not treated or helped, can lead to suicide. So please instead of condemning the poor woman see what was the extent of her suffering and pain and what measures should be taken by us as a society to protect our children from such pain and suffering.
Guy | 9 years ago | Reply This, like all suicides, is an unfortunate event. This poor young lady ended her temporary pain with a permanent solution. With so much value placed upon being "educated" here in the subcontinent, this exemplifies that even the most educated succumb to matters of the heart. As a westerner this concept of a dowery is foreign and antiquated to me, but I know it is still in full effect here. I thought it was paid, by the family, at the marriage. A man can turn it down... it seems odd that he would have any legal right to stake a claim on it so far into the marriage.
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