Tirupur:A 27-year-old woman died by suicide in Tirupur on Sunday after allegedly facing persistent dowry harassment from her husband and in-laws. The incident occurred while she was on her way to the Mondipalayam temple, during which she reportedly consumed sulphas tablets. Police have arrested her husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law in connection with the case.

The deceased is identified as Ridhanya, daughter of Annadurai, who runs a garment firm in the district, a police officer said she was married to Kavinkumar, 28, grandson of Tirupur district Congress leader Krishnan.

"The marriage was solemnised in April. Ridhanya's parents had presented a dowry of 100 sovereigns of gold and a Volvo car worth Rs 70 lakh to the groom."

Voice message to father reveals harassment

On Sunday, the officer said, Ridhanya sent a voice message to her father on WhatsApp stating her husband and his parents Eswaramurthy, 51, and Chithradevi, 47, had been harassing her demanding more dowry since 10 days after the marriage.

According to the officer, she also told her father that she was going to end her life, as she couldn't endure the physical and mental harassment any more. The officer said the woman had earlier told her parents about the dowry harassment.

"They, however, consoled her and told her that things would be back to normal soon."

Consumed sulphas tablets inside car

He said Ridhanya committed suicide on her way to Mondipalayam temple.

"She stopped the car midway and consumed sulphas tablets. Local people alerted us when they found a stationary car with a woman, who was frothing at the mouth, inside. She had died by the time we reached the spot. The body was sent to the government hospital at Avinashi for postmortem."

Protest by relatives; accused arrested

The woman's relatives staged a sit-in in front of the hospital on Sevur Road, demanding action against the groom's family. Police, however, pacified them. Some of them tried to attack Kavinkumar and his parents when they visited the hospital to see the body, the officer said.

The officer said they had registered a case against Kavinkumar and his parents, and arrested them.