Mumbai, March 10 A 24-year-old postgraduate student of Dental Surgery (MDS) allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai and left behind a six-page note in which she accused her boyfriend of mental harassment, a police official said on Tuesday.
The postgraduate student, Stuti Sonawane, was found hanging at her home in the Antop Hill area on Monday, he said, adding that her boyfriend, Fazal Mohammad Khan (31), an insurance agent, was arrested from Lower Parel in central Mumbai.
According to the note, the woman's friends were aware of her difficulties with her boyfriend and would often joke about it, saying, "We don't want to see you in the fridge," the police stated.
The Antop Hill police station official said that the deceased left behind a six-page purported suicide note in her room, in which she mentioned Khan's name and accused him of constant harassment.
Based on her parents' complaint, the accused was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including 108 (abetment of suicide), he said.
Police, quoting the note found in Sonwane's room, said that the MDS student was in a relationship with Khan, who would suspect her of cheating and make hurtful remarks about her character.
The suicide came to light when Sonawane did not leave her room until about 11 am on Monday. Her worried parents called out to her, but got no response. They then broke open the room's door and found their daughter hanging from the ceiling, said police.
She was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead, they said.
During the investigation, police found that the victim and the accused, a resident of Worli, met via a dating application and had been in a relationship for the past year.
Further investigation is underway, the official added.