RAJKOT: Two persons were booked after a 22-year-old man allegedly ended his life in Jetpur taluka on Tuesday. Chirag Viradiya consumed poison at his farm in Umradi village after his mother-in-law and her brother abused him and asked him to divorce his wife Krupali.
Krupali and Viradiya had married secretly as her family members were against their relationship. Later, Krupali’s family accepted the marriage and decided to host a formal wedding function in presence of all relatives and friends. Before the wedding ceremony, an engagement function was held and Krupali was convinced to stay with her parents until the wedding.
As Viradiya went to Krupali’s home in Rajkot, he was not allowed to meet his wife. Krupali’s mother and uncle abused Viradiya and asked him to divorce the girl. Police said that a hurt and insulted Viradiya later ended his life.
Police booked Krupali’s mother and uncle for abetment to suicide after Viradiya’s father Harsukh filed a complaint against the two.
