On Wednesday afternoon, 32-year-old Surekha Shekhar Pawar, a Kurla resident, consumed poison inside the family court in Bandra (East). She was rushed to Bhabha Hospital.

The Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police have registered a case of attempting suicide and creating obstacle in functioning of the court against Pawar.

"We haven't taken her statement since she is unconscious. We have, however, spoken to her brother," said R Parera, senior inspector. He added that Pawar had filed a dowry and harassment case against her husband Shekhar in 2007. "Her brother Dhanaji Nikam said that she was seeking some confidential documents from the court since four months and was depressed because of the delay."

When contacted, Nikam said that Surekha and Shekhar got married in 2004, but she returned home in six months."She said that her in-laws were harassing her and demanding dowry of Rs1 lakh."

Manish K Pathak/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis Source: 3D Syndication