She had fled with a gangster, when she returned she was not allowed entry in her husband’s house, IAS’s wife in Gujarat committed suicide by consuming poison

The estranged wife of a Gujarat IAS officer died on Sunday after consuming poison at the doorstep of the officer’s house in Gandhinagar. Last month, the IAS officer had eloped with a gangster from her hometown Tamil Nadu where she was also involved in a child kidnapping case. The woman’s name was Surya J (45). After consuming poison, she was admitted to the Civil Hospital in the Gujarat capital for treatment, where she died during treatment. According to the police, Surya consumed the poisonous substance on Saturday morning. She had reached the house of her husband Ranjit Kumar J. Here, her husband, angry with the woman, had instructed his staff not to let her enter the house.

The incident took place in Sector-19 of Gandhinagar. Ranjit Kumar is the secretary of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC). A police officer said, “Ranjit Kumar had gone out with Surya on Saturday to finalise the divorce petition.”

After consuming poison, she called the ambulance herself
Ranjit had clearly told the staff not to let Surya in under any circumstances. She reached here and tried to enter forcibly but the staff did not let her in. Frustrated by this, she (Surya) consumed poison and called 108 (ambulance helpline).

Police also found a suicide note
Gandhinagar SP Ravi Teja Vasamsetty said that the police have found an alleged suicide note written in Tamil near Surya J, but he refused to give detailed information. Police said that J Surya was involved in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy from Madurai along with the gangster. It is possible that Surya may have gone to her husband’s house to avoid arrest by the Tamil Nadu Police in the case.

Rs 2 crore ransom was demanded
In this case, Surya’s name surfaced along with her alleged lover and local gangster High Court Maharaja and his associate Senthil Kumar. They had allegedly kidnapped the boy on July 11 over a monetary dispute with the child’s mother. They had demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crore from his mother, but the Madurai police managed to rescue the boy. Following this, the police began searching for all the people involved, including Surya.

A source privy to the development said that Surya had left Ranjit Kumar and fled with a gangster named High Court Maharaja about nine months ago. SP Vasamsetty cited the kidnapping case as a factor. “I came to know from reports that he (Surya) was accused of kidnapping in Madurai, which forced him to take the extreme step,” the officer said.