An Indian woman has committed suicide in New York, US, over years of abuse by her husband for not bearing a son.
The 30-year-old woman, Mandeep Kaur, left a video message addressing the torture by her husband Ranjodhbeer Singh Sandhu on Thursday, reports NDTV.
In the video, which later went viral online, she said: “It's been eight years. I cannot take daily beatings now… Papa, please forgive me. I am going to die.”
Meanwhile, the father of the victim, Jaspal Singh said they knew about the abuse since the beginning of the couple’s marriage.
We are deeply saddened by the death of Mandeep Kaur in Queens, New York under most tragic circumstances. We are in touch with the US authorities at Federal and local level as well as the community. We stand ready to render all assistance.@IndianEmbassyUS @MEAIndia
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) August 6, 2022
The abuse got worse after she gave birth to a daughter; and much worse after another daughter, he told NDTV on Sunday.
“But she said she won't leave him as she couldn't raise her two daughters. We understood,” he added.
Mandeep’s family is now scared for her daughters — aged six and four — and want to get their custody,
Jaspal Singh has filed a case of suicide abetment against Ranjodhbeer Singh Sandhu and his family at a police station in India.
He also mentioned that Mandeep’s family filed a case in New York a few years ago, but she asked them not to interfere in her marriage. He later asked for the Indian government’s help.
The consulate general of India in New York tweeted, “We are in touch with the US authorities […] We stand ready to render all assistance.”
Mandeep Kaur and Ranjodhbeer Singh's marriage was arranged in 2015.
He was a truck driver in the US, and she shifted there three years later.
