Stigmatised: Woman commits suicide following divorce in Haripur
Traumatised, Bibi jumped into a well on Sunday morning, according to her family members.
According to residents and police, the woman committed suicide after her husband divorced her.PHOTO: FILE
HARIPUR:
A woman allegedly committed suicide over a marital dispute by jumping into a well in Dingi union council of Haripur, shared police officials on Sunday.
According to residents and police, the woman committed suicide after her husband divorced her.
Police said 31-year-old Shah Watan Bibi married Jamshed four years ago and the couple had a daughter.
However, according to family sources, Jamshed was upset with his wife and would give her a hard time for not bearing a son.
On Saturday, the couple reportedly quarreled over a minor dispute and Jamshed, after beating Bibi, said he was divorcing her. He then forced her to move to her parents’ home in Gulshanabad Dingi village.
Traumatised, Bibi jumped into a well on Sunday morning, according to her family members.
Villagers retrieved Bibi’s body and took her to a hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. They claimed she had been seriously depressed afterher divorce.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2014.
A woman allegedly committed suicide over a marital dispute by jumping into a well in Dingi union council of Haripur, shared police officials on Sunday.
According to residents and police, the woman committed suicide after her husband divorced her.
Police said 31-year-old Shah Watan Bibi married Jamshed four years ago and the couple had a daughter.
However, according to family sources, Jamshed was upset with his wife and would give her a hard time for not bearing a son.
On Saturday, the couple reportedly quarreled over a minor dispute and Jamshed, after beating Bibi, said he was divorcing her. He then forced her to move to her parents’ home in Gulshanabad Dingi village.
Traumatised, Bibi jumped into a well on Sunday morning, according to her family members.
Villagers retrieved Bibi’s body and took her to a hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. They claimed she had been seriously depressed afterher divorce.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2014.