'Sorry mummy, I am leaving like this': Dehradun woman's last video before death
A school teacher in Dehradun, Shristi Bhandari, died by suicide after recording a video alleging years of harassment by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands. Police have registered a case of dowry death against her husband and his family members.
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Highlights the ongoing, critical issue of dowry-related violence and domestic abuse in India, sparking public discourse on legal protections.
DEHRADUN: In a disturbing video recorded moments before her death, school teacher Shristi Bhandari expressed her anguish over the alleged harassment by her husband's family, saying their mindset would never change and apologising to her mother and sisters.In the 90-second video, Shristi is seen crying and wiping her tears as she says, "Sorry mummy, main aise ja rahi hoon" (Sorry, I am leaving like this). She also spoke about the emotional distress she had allegedly endured for six months and said she could no longer bear it."Everything has become so strange. I have been enduring this for six months. Now I can't endure it anymore. Their mindset can never change. They keep blaming me for things that happened after our marriage. They call me 'manhoos, manhoos' (cursed)," she says in the video.Shristi’s family alleged that she died due to dowry harassment in Dehradun’s Doiwala area.
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