Husband, in-laws of woman cop who shot herself to death booked

SURAT: The husband and in-laws of the female police sub-inspector Amita Joshi who died by suicide on December 5, were booked for abatement of suicide by Udhna police on Sunday night.
Amita, who was posted at the Udhna police station had shot herself in the abdomen with her service revolver at her residence in Falsawadi police colony. She was alone at that time and her family had gone to Bhavnagar to attend a marriage function.She is survived by a four-year-old son, Jaimin and police constable husband, Vaibhav Vyas.
Based on Amita’s father Babu Joshi’s complaint with Mahidharpura police station, police booked her husband Vaibhav Vyas, mother-in-law Harsha Vyas, father-in-law Jitesh Vyas, sister-in-law Manisha for abatement of suicide. However, the police are yet to arrest the accused.
Babu Joshi, a retired assistant sub-inspector himself, also alleged in his complaint that Vaibhav had an extra-marital affair about which Amita had told his younger daughter living in Ahmedabad.
Amita’s husband Vaibhav is currently posted at Sachin police station.
On December 5, Vaibhav had noticed the status of his Amita’s Whatsapp ‘Miss You’ after which he had asked his relative to go and check on her.
When the relatives visited the police colony Amita house was locked from inside. After breaking the door open, the relatives found her body lying in the pool of blood.