A 25-year-old woman was discovered hanging in her home in Chillupur village, Varanasi, on Saturday evening. Her death is being treated as suspicious by local authorities. The woman had previously left her husband and five-year-old son to marry his younger brother. The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Mehnajpur police station, who are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
However, following a complaint by her parents alleging that she had been assaulted and harassed for dowry, police registered a named FIR against her first husband Anand Rajbhar (29) and his younger brother Rajan Rajbharc(26), with whom she had subsequently started living. Police reached the spot and sent her body for postmortem. Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said on Sunday that the post-mortem report had confirmed that the woman, identified as Babita, died by suicide. Both accused were arrested on Sunday, the SP said. On Saturday evening, Babita was found hanging from a sari at the house.
In May 2026, Babita allegedly left her marital home with Rajan and travelled to Mumbai. With the consent of the family, Babita and Rajan later got married through a notary affidavit at Lalganj tehsil on August 7.
Babita later came in contact with Anand’s younger brother, Rajan, according to family members. Babita, a native of Maudha in Ghazipur district, had married Anand around six years ago. The couple had a five-year-old son. The two returned to Chillupur in July this year.