Woman ends life as lover refuses to marry her

Rajkot: A Dalit woman hanged herself to death in the women’s shelter home of Rajkot after her boyfriend from upper caste refused to marry her.
Daksha Chauhan (22) had eloped with her boyfriend Pradeepsih Jadeja (24) on February 27. On March 24, Daksha produced herself before Pradyumannagar police station where her father Ramji Chauhan had lodged a missing persons complaint.
Police said Daksha, a resident of Tankara village, had made friends with Jadeja on Facebook.He lives in Devadia village of Devbhoomi Dwarka district
On February 27, Daksha came to a Rajkot court with her sister who wanted to file a case of alimony against her husband. Daksha had already spoken to Jadeja about her scheduled visit, and Jadeja was waiting for her at the court’s premises. Both eloped from there.
“However, after Daksha came to know that the cops were looking for her, she produced herself before us,” said V F Vanzara, inspector with Pradyumannagar police station.
“When we asked her whether she wanted to return to her house, she prefered to stay in the women’s shelter home. But when contacted Jadeja he flatly refused to marry her saying she was a Dalit. This aggrieved her so much that she ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room using dupatta,” said Vanzara.