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2026 DAILYLAW 6609 (PNJ)

SUMEDHA DIXIT v. UT OF CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER

CRR/551/2025 · 2026-01-23

Jasjit Singh Bedi

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He mailed a note on same day to me before Suicide Stating) "After much thought 1 m forced to take this decision... sumedha has put in much mental trauma which has forced me to take this decision... humne har tarah se chezein sahi karne ka try kiya... all in vain., all my money shall be equally divided with my mother and daughter... daughter shall be eligible for money AMIT SHARMA 2026.01.23 18:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document     once she turns 18... till then my mother will be guardian of that money ….. At last... um dry mumy sonu. i love u " He got married to Sumedha Trivedi on 19th May 2019, Sumedha's behavior was uncertain and rude towards him from the very beginning. She used to fight over small matters, My father expired on 3rd July 2020 in a road accident in Kanpur. After death of my father, her behavior worsened and her language deteriorated with time. She use to fight on petty things without any reason that my family could comprehend. She used to speak bad words and torture my brother mentally almost every day. There is an incident during covid second wave in April, 2021. My brother had a daughter on 14 April 2021 and a few weeks later my brother and mother developed covid symptoms. At that point of time, just because of safety purpose of new born baby, My brother used to sleep outside his room. During those days, both my brothers mother used to have high fever & congestion in chest. One day, she lashed out at him very badly saying that she is not a maid that will take care of the daughter alone. Then, she left for her maternal home and did not returned for almost 02 months. My brother and My mother health worsened and my mother was hospitalized in Kanpur for few days and somehow they both survived. She didn't bother to even call my family in that difficult time. After she came back, her behavior was more rude and she used to taunt my brother that he left her alone at the time when baby was just newborn till the date of his death. My brother got transferred to Chandigarh RB1 on July 2021. After that myself, my mother and Sumedha used to live in Kanpur. Another such incident took place before my marriage in April 2022. She used to fight & speak badly with my brother, mother and even me for no reasons, and blackmailed us about calling police. My brother did not ate or drank for nine days and AMIT SHARMA 2026.01.23 18:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document     he full heartedly prepared for my wedding despite being in such mental & physical trauma. After my marriage, he shifted to Chandigarh with my mother & Sumedha. But Sumedha now used to complain about my mother residing with them. She used to shout on general basis on my brother and made him such mentally traumatized that he committed suicide. Kindly lodge my complaint & I request you to take legal action against Sumedha. I believe that my brother will get Justice Soon. 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