Mangaluru, Nov 28, 2015: A young housewife from Kairangala near Mudipu has died under suspicious circumstances at her residence on November 27, Friday. It has been alleged that the woman named Shajida (27), wife of a person named Azhar has ended her life unable to bear the harassment by her husband. Azhar has been taken into custody by the police based on the complaint by Shajida’s mother.
Shajida and Azhar, an autorickshaw driver, were married nearly three and a half years ago and they have two kids aged two and a half and one and a half years respectively. Sources allege that Azhar was a drug addict and used to constantly harass his wife both physically and mentally.
The complaint lodged with the police by Shajida’s mother states that Shajida who was crying had come to her on November 26, Thursday and had told her that she has to take care of her kids if something befell on her. The complainant further said that though she had tried to assuage her daughter and send her back, she was found dead hours later.
The mother of the deceased also said Shajida had made all out efforts to free her husband from the drug addiction, but had failed in her attempt.
Investigations are underway.