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Chennai Man Arrested After Absconding for Wife's Suicide Conviction
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News18•29-09-2026, 14:00
Chennai Man Arrested After Absconding for Wife's Suicide Conviction
- •Raja, 35, was arrested in Chennai after absconding following the Madras High Court upholding his conviction in connection with his wife Sudha's suicide.
- •A Mahila Court issued an arrest warrant for Raja after he failed to appear following the High Court's judgment.
- •Sudha died by hanging in 2016, two years after her marriage to Raja, with police investigation revealing dowry harassment and abetment to suicide.
- •Raja was initially sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a Mahila Court in 2022, which was later reduced to 3 years by the Madras High Court in August 2026.
- •The Triplicane Police team executed the arrest warrant, apprehending Raja and remanding him to judicial custody.
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The man was arrested after the Madras High Court upheld his conviction in connection with his wife's suicide, prompting a Mahila Court to issue an arrest warrant.
The Madras High Court upheld the husband's conviction and sentenced him to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment in its judgment on August 25, 2026.
Following police investigation revealing that she was harassed for dowry and abetted to commit suicide, the case sections were altered to dowry harassment and abetment of suicide.
