India, Nov. 24 -- The MHB police in Borivali on Saturday arrested a Dahisar resident for allegedly abetting the suicide of his 36-year-old wife, who died by hanging at their home earlier this week. Police said the woman took her life after years of alleged mental and physical abuse.

According to investigators, the incident occurred on November 17, between noon and 1pm, at the couple's residence in Dahisar. The deceased, originally from Jalna, had been living in Nashik for the past five years, where her mother works in a well-known hospital. She married the accused in November 2007 and had two children.

In her statement, the victim's mother told police that the accused began harassing his wife soon after marriage, allegedly beating and a...