Intolerance claimed another life in the country. A woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison after her husband mocked actor Aamir Khan on Thursday morning.
The Madhya Pradesh police are investigating the claims of a family that their daughter-in-law Sonam Pandey took the extreme step as she was distressed by her husband’s comments mocking Khan, reports PTI.
“Sonam Pandey and her husband Mayank were talking about newspaper reports about Khan’s statement yesterday morning. My son poked fun at Sonam, saying what kind of man is the Bollywood star, who wants to settle abroad on the advice of his wife,” said Mayank’s father, RP Pandey.
Angered by her husband’s criticism of Khan, Sonam ran upstairs and locked herself inside a room, he added.
“After a while, she started screaming and, when Mayank went to her help, he found her vomiting. It appears she consumed some poisonous substance. Sonam was rushed to the hospital, where she died later, Pandey said.
Khan had touched off a storm with his remarks earlier this week that his wife Kiran Rao had asked him whether they could settle abroad given the incidents of intolerance in the country.