MALAPPURAM: In a shocking case of a young woman’s suicide in Malappuram’s Panthalur, the police finally arrested the victim’s father-in-law on Saturday. Mankada native Madari Aboobacker was arrested for Tahdila’s (Chinchu) death, on the charge of inciting suicide.

According to relatives, repeated domestic torture led Tahdila to consider suicide as the last respite. Relatives also allege Madari of mentally and physically torturing his daughter-in-law. Tahdila was found hanging inside her house at around 9:30 pm on Thursday.

Immediately after the incident, he husband’s family informed Tahdila’s relatives about the suicide. However, Tahdila’s family alleged that the in-laws were hesitant to take her to the hospital even after the incident. This forced the family to file a complaint against her in-laws. Pandikkad police then registered a case of unnatural death.

Tahdila’s husband who was working abroad arrived on Friday to attend the burial. The body was buried after post-mortem. They have four children, Asmal, Anfal, Esin Farooq and Fella Mehreen.