Hyderabad, June 30 -- A 27-year-old woman died by suicide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district on Sunday, June 29, after she was unable to meet the constant dowry demands of her husband and his family.

Ridhanya married 28-year-old Kavin Kumar in April this year. Local reports suggest that her family gifted 100 sovereigns (800 gms) of gold jewellery and a Volvo car worth Rs 70 lakh during the marriage.

On Sunday, Ridhanya informed her in-laws that she was going to a nearby temple. But en route, she reportedly consumed fumigant pesticide tablets and died.

Before taking the extreme step, Ridhanya sent seven audio WhatsApp messages to her father saying she is unable to bear the mental and physical torture of dowry demands by her in-laws.

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