Police are investigating three suspected suicide cases in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, involving a young woman, a married woman, and a man reportedly distressed by family issues.
Three persons, including a 21-year-old woman, allegedly died by suicide in separate incidents in the district, police said on Saturday.
In the first incident, a newly married woman allegedly hanged herself at her house in Gopiyaganj village under the Bharthana police station area, leaving behind her six-month-old child, officials said.
Station House Officer Vikram Singh said the deceased was identified as Ekta (21), the wife of Indresh Kumar. She allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan hook using a sari inside a room at her house following a domestic dispute.
Police reached the spot after receiving information and sent the body for post-mortem examination, he said.
In another incident, under the Jaswantnagar police station limits, a 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her home in Nagla Khushali village.
SHO Kamal Bhati said the woman, identified as Shakuntala Devi, wife of Vijay Kumar, hanged herself from a ceiling fan hook inside her room. Police sent the body for a post-mortem after being informed by family members.
In Lakhanpura village under the Lahedi police station area, a 35-year-old man allegedly died by suicide during the intervening night of March 12 and 13.
SHO Preeti Sengar said the deceased, identified as Mahendra Singh alias Geetam Singh, was found hanging from a hook on the roof of his house. Family members told police that he was upset after his wife went to her parental home following a dispute during the Holi festival and had not returned.
Police have sent all three bodies for post-mortem, and further inquiries are underway, officials said.