After a 21-year-old woman committed suicide in India’s Rajasthan, the obsession of wanting fair skin and skewed beauty standards were once again evident.
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Mangibai, who was married just six months ago, allegedly committed suicide in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district after being repeatedly taunted by her husband over her “dark complexion”, according to a report by India Today.
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She jumped into a well outside her house in Banskhoyara village on Monday, October 28, Station House Officer (SHO) Balveer Singh from the Bakani police station was quoted as saying.
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She was pulled out of the well and rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, he added.
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The deceased’s husband, identified as Dinesh Lodha, has been arrested under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code.
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The investigation has been handed over to the DSP, Bakani circle, police said.
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Her father, Devlal, a resident of nearby Ganeshpura village, told police that she was not accepted by her husband for her “dark complexion” and she had gotten married in April this year.
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According to police officials, constant humiliation over her looks was the reason she was forced to en her life.
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The body was handed over to Mangibai’s family after the postmortem, police was quoted as saying.
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