- By Shibra Arshad
- Sat, 13 Sep 2025 10:58 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
UP Crime News: In yet another suicide led by the harassment of a spouse, a 40-year-old man from Meerut killed himself by consuming poison. Jaan Muhammad, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, decided to take an extreme step as he could not stand the continuous harassment from his wife and in-laws.
The incident took place in the Lisari Gate area on Thursday, said SP City Ayush Vikram Singh. As soon as the police reached the site, the body was sent for a post-mortem.
"Preliminary inquiry has revealed that the deceased, identified as Jaan Mohammad, was embroiled in disputes with his wife, brother-in-law, and other members of his in-laws' family. He took the extreme step allegedly due to this ongoing conflict. The videos he recorded before his death are being examined," Singh said.
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A case has been registered against Jaan Mohammad's wife, Shehnaz, and her family members, including her mother-in-law, Ahmed Nisha, brothers-in-law Israr, Shan Mohammad, Qasim, and Qasif, as well as relatives Salauddin and Salman. They face charges of mental and physical harassment and abetment to suicide based on a complaint filed by the victim's brother, Aas Mohammad.
According to Aas Mohammad, the trouble began when Shehnaz insisted that their house be transferred to her name. She had been living at her parental home in Jalalabad, Muradnagar, for two weeks prior to the incident.
The situation escalated three months ago when Shehnaz allegedly consumed acid due to the ongoing dispute, and she was hospitalised, remarkably even attending their daughter's wedding from her hospital bed. This incident further strained the relationship between Jaan Mohammad and his wife's family.
Aas Mohammad further alleged that Shehnaz and her family regularly threatened Jaan Mohammad with false cases, causing him immense stress.
In the three videos, lasting five, four-and-a-half, and three-and-a-half minutes, the victim purportedly said he had mortgaged the house and sold his tempo to fund his wife's treatment.
He also expressed his wish that the house be given to his four unmarried daughters after his death. The police said further action will follow based on the post-mortem report and forensic analysis of the videos.