National-level Kabaddi player Rohit Kumar arrested after wife's suicide

National-level kabaddi player Rohit Kumar was on Friday detained in Mumbai while his father surrendered in Delhi in connection with the alleged suicide by his wife Lalita who had accused him and her in-laws of harassment.

Rohit, who is in the navy, was detained by a team of Delhi Police in Mumbai at noon, said Dependra Pathak, Joint Commissioner of Police (South West) in Delhi Rohit's father, Vijay Singh, also surrendered around noon at the Nangloi police station in the national capital and was questioned, said a senior police officer.

Vijay was a sub-inspector in Delhi Police and had been dismissed from service, he said.

Earlier this week, 27-year-old Lalita allegedly committed suicide and her body was found hanging at her home in Delhi's Nangloi area.

She had married Rohit Kumar, who represents Bengaluru Bulls in the Pro-Kabaddi League, on March 16. It was a love marriage and her second marriage. Her father-in-law used to taunt her about getting married for the second time, police had said.

In a long video message and a suicide note, Lalita has accused her in-laws and husband of "mental and physical harassment" over several issues, including dowry and her past.

She alleged that on October 15, Rohit told her that if she goes away from his life, he would be very happy. He dropped her halfway to her home and left, she alleged.

The 26-year-old kabaddi player got into the Naval Forces in 2009 through the sports quota and was posted in Mumbai.