'He (Mayank) has locked me inside room. Please call police. Please come if you can. I am locked up...,' Anissia Batra messages read.
Minutes before committing suicide, Delhi air hostess Anissia Batra once again texted her friend saying that while her husband had let her out of the room, she had decided to end her life. (Photo: Facebook | anissia. batra)
Minutes before committing suicide, Delhi air hostess Anissia Batra once again texted her friend saying that while her husband had let her out of the room, she had decided to end her life.
New Delhi: Hours before jumping off her house in Delhi, 39-year-old air hostess Anissia Batra frantically messaged her family and also a woman friend seeking help before deciding to end her life.
According to WhatApp chats accessed by Delhi police, Anissia messaged her friend two hours before jumping to death on July 13, where she said she had been locked up inside a room by her husband Mayank Singhvi.
"He (Mayank) has locked me inside room. Please call police. Please come if you can. I am locked up...," her messages read.
A minute later, she sent another text, "finally I got my phone, I am at N 116... I need help.. he (Mayank) is sitting outside guarding my room..."
According to reports, Anissia’s friend responded saying that while it would not be possible for her to come right away, there was another friend who was present closer to Anissia and so, would reach the air hostess's home sooner.
Minutes before committing suicide, Anissia once again texted her friend saying that while her husband had let her out of the room, she had decided to end her life.
"I am going to kill myself today bcoz Mayank has driven me to it. He finally let me out but I can't repair what he has done,” Anissia said in the last text to her friend.
The message was sent 4.12 pm. Sometime later, Anissia Batra jumped from the terrace of their posh South Delhi house on Friday, her husband Mayank Singhvi claimed.
According to Mayank, he too, received a message from her in which she threatened to end her life.
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Three days later, Mayank Singhvi was arrested.
The arrest came after Anissia’s family demanded for justice.
On June 27, Anissia father Major General (Retd) RS Batra, had filed a complaint with the police. In the complaint, he expressed concern that his daughter physically harmed by her husband and in-laws and they would try to pass it off as "accident or suicide".
His complaint said Mayank Singhvi was a violent man, who had been using force on his daughter ever since their marriage in February 2016. Her husband and in-laws tortured her for dowry, even though the two had a love marriage. The family, he said, had been stayed quiet to keep the marriage intact.
According to police reports, Anissia was upset when she found out a month back that Mayank had been married before as well and had concealed the fact from her.
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"After she found out about his earlier relationship, she was quite hurt. It is suspected that they must have had arguments over it," an officer said.