Gwalior Suicide: A 49-year-old man died by suicide on Wednesday night in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, claiming that his daughter's elopement and marriage to someone he disapproved of had distressed him. According to NDTV, the deceased, Rishiraj alias Sanju Jaiswal, who owned a pharmacy in the Naka Chandrabadni neighbourhood, was discovered dead in his bedroom with a gunshot wound to his forehead.
About 15 days ago, Jaiswal's daughter eloped with a local young man, according to Additional Superintendent of Police Krishna Lalchandani. When the girl was found in Indore, he lodged a police case.
During a subsequent court hearing, the daughter stated that she was lawfully married and decided to remain with her husband.
Jaiswal, devastated by the decision, opted to end his life. The police also discovered a suicide note scribbled on a printout of his daughter's Aadhaar card, in which he claimed mental suffering and blamed his daughter and her in-laws.
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He stated that he might have shot his daughter and her husband. “Harshita, you did wrong, I am leaving. I could have killed both of you. But how could I harm my own child," he wrote as reported by the news outlet.
In the note, he also questioned the legal process, saying, “I say again, if a marriage under Arya Samaj is not valid, how can the court allow the girl to go with him (her partner)? This has destroyed our entire family. No one understood my pain."
To help with the inquiry, forensic teams also went to the crime scene on Thursday. Meanwhile, Jaiswal's family allegedly attacked Harishta's father-in-law, according to reports. According to witnesses as quoted by the news portal, the young man's father was allegedly taken out of his home and assaulted till unconscious. Bystanders stepped in and transported the injured man to the hospital.
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