Beed Woman Dies by Suicide Over Son Preference: In-Laws Booked for Harassment

• Bhakti Amol Korde, a woman from Beed, died by suicide after alleged harassment from her in-laws for not bearing a son.
• She was reportedly tortured mentally and physically for having three daughters and pressured to allow her husband to remarry.
• The harassment, which included beatings and forced signing of bond papers, had been ongoing for two and a half years.
• Bhakti consumed pesticide on February 2, 2026, and passed away on March 6 despite medical treatment.
• A case has been registered against her husband Amol Arjun Korde, father-in-law Arjun Sadhu Korde, and mother-in-law Ashabai Arjun Korde at Pimpalner Police Station.