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One-day-old bride ends life in Assagao

MAPUSA
In a shocking incident, a woman who had married the previous day ended her life in Assagao on Sunday.

Anjuna Police informed that the woman who was found breathless in the bathroom by the in-laws was rushed to the North Goa District Hospital, Mapusa where she was declared brought dead.

The deceased has been identified as Seema Chodankar (46).

The marriage had taken place on December 19.

The deceased was the third child among six of her sisters in the family and was last to be married off.

“She did not want to get married and had expressed her wish to remain unmarried for the rest of her life to be with her father at home,” a police official investigating the case informed.

According to police sources, the deceased used her dupatta to end her life.

Police have registered the case as unnatural death, and the body has been preserved at the district hospital. 

The autopsy is likely to be conducted on Monday. The deputy collector will hold an inquiry in the matter.


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