Delhi policeman's wife ends life after fight with neighbour

The wife of a Delhi Police sub inspector allegedly committed suicide after a fight with the family of another police official over a trivial issue of disposing garbage, police said today.

The incident was reported from Police Colony in Dwarka Sector yesterday and the deceased has been identified as Soma Floria, the wife of sSub inspector Mahesh Kumar who is posted in north-west Delhi.

Floria, in her early thirties, was found hanging last morning and her husband claimed before the Sub Divisional Magistrate that she was under depression after an argument with the family of Pyare Lal, an Additional SHO in Bindapur police station.

"Floria lives on the first floor while Lal's family stays in the second floor. Two days ago, Lal's son allegedly threw some garbage down and it fell in Floria's flat. This led to an argument between the two families," a senior police official said quoting Kumar's statement to the SDM.

Lal's family allegedly threatened her with dire consequences, which included that they would ensure that Kumar lost his job. Following this, she was under depression and took the extreme step, the official said.

Police is investigating the matter. Lal could not be contacted for his side of the story.