Software female engineer dies, fed up with father-in-law's dirty demands, commits suicide

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Bangalore: A young software engineer in Bangalore set herself on fire in a hotel after being fed up with sexual harassment by her father-in-law. Police have registered a case against the father-in-law, who is accused of threatening the young woman by showing her private videos.

The father-in-law of a young woman working as a software engineer in a private company in Bangalore was forcing her to have sex with him by keeping her private videos and pictures. He sexually harassed the young woman by showing her private videos. The father-in-law threatened that if she did not have physical relations, he would send the video to her parents. The young woman was not ready to listen to her father-in-law but was also unable to protest. The father-in-law thought that silence meant agreement and called the young woman there after booking a room in a hotel. Tired of the sexual harassment of her father-in-law, the young woman went to the hotel room and set herself on fire by pouring petrol on herself in front of her father-in-law. This horrific incident happened in Bangalore.

Suhasini Singh (24) committed suicide. The incident took place around 7.30 pm on January 12. The deceased girl was a software engineer. According to the complaint lodged at HAL police station, her father-in-law Praveen Singh sexually assaulted her and provoked her to commit suicide. HAL police have arrested the accused Praveen Singh. Praveen Singh also worked in a private company.

Praveen Singh lived in the SVS Paradise Apartment in Alpha Garden, KR Puram. Being a relative, he lived at his sister-in-law's house. He kept an evil eye on his sister-in-law's daughter Suhasini Singh. During holidays, Suhasini Singh often went for a walk with Praveen Singh's family. Gradually, they became closer and he started going out secretly with his wife. During this time, they also had physical relations. Praveen made a video of their intimate moments.

Suhasini Singh realized that she could not spend her whole life with her brother-in-law. She distanced herself from Praveen Singh and started getting close to another boy. When Praveen Singh asked her the reason for distancing herself, she did not answer. She started refusing to go anywhere with him. Praveen checked Suhasini's WhatsApp and found her chat with another boy. He called Suhasini again to hang out and have a relationship. When she refused, Praveen threatened to send her private videos to her parents and make them viral on social media. This scared Suhasini a lot.

On January 12, Praveen Singh booked a room at Radha Hometel Hotel on ITPL Main Road and called Suhasini there. Tired of her father-in-law's harassment, Suhasini agreed to go to the hotel. She took petrol with her. In the hotel room, Praveen again tried to have sex with her. Suhasini pleaded with him to leave her. Praveen showed her the video of their intimate moments and threatened to send the video to her mother if she did not cooperate with him. Angered by this, Suhasini poured petrol on herself and set herself on fire.

As soon as Suhasini set herself on fire, Praveen tried to extinguish the fire. He took her to the bathroom and turned on the shower, but by then Suhasini was badly burnt. Praveen's hands were also burnt. With the help of the hotel staff, Suhasini was taken to Victoria Hospital, where she died at 10 pm on January 12. HAL police have registered a case and arrested the accused Praveen Singh and are interrogating him.

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