LUCKNOW, Feb. 15 -- Balrampur police have lodged an FIR against a woman from Balrampur for allegedly driving her husband to suicide by harassing him over a demand for Rs.10 lakh. The husband ended his life by hanging in November last year, officials said on Friday.

The woman, Roshani Pandey, along with her maternal uncle, Brijesh Pandey, was named in the FIR under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for abetment of suicide. The case was filed on February 9 at Dehat Kotwali police station based on a complaint by the deceased, Hari Prasad Upadhyaya's mother, Bindu Upadhyaya, following directions from the local court. The complainant has also accused the duo of running a blackmailing racket.

Providing further details, a senior...