A Roadways Union leader climbed a water tank and shot himself dead in Haldwani city of Uttarakhand after being accused by his daughter-in-law of molesting his granddaughter.
Rajendra Bahuguna, 59, was booked recently under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on the complaint of his daughter-in-law, Senior Superintendent of Police, Nainital, Pankaj Bhatt said.
Bahuguna’s son has filed a complaint against his wife for abetting his father’s suicide.
The suicide incident happened in Haldwani’s Bhagat Singh Colony on Wednesday, Mr. Bhatt said.
Bahuguna enjoyed the status of a minister of state for a year from 2004-05 during the chief ministership of N. D. Tiwari.
Suicide prevention helpline: Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health; telephone: 011-40769002, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7.30 p.m.
