The police has registered a case against a 24-year-old man from Badhwad in Bhiwandi for allegedly abetting the suicide of his 14-year-old wife, the police said on Friday.
The alleged accused has been charged under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code, but no arrest has been made so far, an official from Shanti Nagar police station in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi city said.
According to the official, the man had kidnapped his 14-year-old relative from Motiganj in Uttar Pradesh six months ago and married her.
The victim's family desisted from filing a complaint with the police, fearing disrepute, he said.
However, the victim allegedly complained of constant harassment by the accused, the official said, adding she set herself ablaze on October 6 and later succumbed to the burns on October 11.
Following her death, the police registered the offence on Thursday and are investigating the case, he said.
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