Unnao, March 15 A 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her parents' home in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, earlier this month after her husband's death, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in the PD Nagar area on Saturday morning. The woman has been identified as Ekta, also known as Aarti.
According to police, Ekta's husband, Alok, died of a cardiac arrest on March 2, and her family members claim that she has been in deep shock and depression since then.
The woman's parents had already passed away, and she had no children, they said, adding that Ekta had been living alone at her parents' home after her husband's death.
Before committing suicide, the woman posted a video on her Facebook status around 8 am, in which she said that she felt incomplete without her husband.
"I can't live without my husband; we loved each other very much. A woman has three pillars of support in her life: her parents, husband, and children... I have no one left. Everyone tries to comfort me, but I can't bear it anymore... nothing worse can happen to me," the woman said in the video, which has surfaced online.
The police said that Ekta's neighbor, Sanjeev Tiwari, grew suspicious after seeing the video on her Facebook status later in the day and tried calling her, but was unable to reach her.
He later learned that she had died by suicide, they said.
Sadar Kotwali in-charge Chandrakant Mishra said that no complaint had been received in the matter.
The post-mortem report confirmed death due to hanging. Prima facie, it appeared that the woman took the step due to depression after her husband's death, he added.
