AIR Hostess Allegedly Commits Suicide In Delhi

A flight attendant has committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of her home in south Delhi’s Panchsheel Park after being harassed for dowry by her in-laws .The family of Anissia Batra, 32,who was   employed with Lufthansa Airlines, says  her husband  was alcoholic and demanded  dowry . Her parental family suspects foul play, calls for proper inquiry and immediate arrest of her husband .Media reports that some days before the tragic incident, her father, a retired Major General, had lodged a complaint with the police, alleging torture by her husband and in-laws for dowry. If she is physically harmed, her husband and his parents should be held responsible, Major General RS Batra had written in his complaint. The family said the police are yet to arrest them. A case has been registered and her family members are being questioned, the police said. Anissia was married for over two years and used to live with her husband in Hauz Khas.Her  husband Mayank Singhvi allegedly told police he got a text message from her on Friday evening intimating him that she was going to take the extreme step. He was home at the time, but by the time he reached the terrace, she had jumped, Mayank Singhvi reportedly told the Police.He claimed to have rushed her to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead on arrival, Police said. Mayank Singhvi, a software engineer in Gurugaon, confessed that they had regular fights over some issues. They had an argument on Friday as well following which Anissia jumped from the terrace, police said. Anissia Batra’s brother Karan Batra said she contacted them just before she died.”My sister messaged us to call the police. She said Mayank had locked her in a room. ‘…because of him my life is going to go, please don’t leave him,’ she wrote. We don’t know if he pushed her or she jumped, but we have been trying to get them arrested and police aren’t helping,” Karan Batra told reporters. The family alleged that Anissia Batra was being tortured since she got married to Mayank Singhvi two years ago. The man, they said, is an alcoholic who often beat her up and demanded money.”Last month, my parents had to come from Chandigarh. Mayank even hit my mother. My father, who served in the Army for over four decades, filed a complaint on June 27. They had to go back because of my mother’s medical condition,” Karan Batra told reporters.The police say they have sealed the area and locked their room, but “Mayank went there last night, he has a spare key… they have removed all the evidence,” Karan Batra alleged.(Image showing  Anissia with her husband is from FB)