Ayesha suicide case: Police say that the husband arrested in Pelli is being taken to Ahmedabad


Ayesha Bano, a resident of Ahmedabad, recorded a video message on February 25 alleging harassment by her husband and then jumped into Sabir Mati on February 25.

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Ayesha had recorded a two-minute video during which she made an emotional appeal to her father, requesting him to not pursue a case of violence against her husband. (Photo: Screengrab)




Gujarat police have arrested fugitive accused Arif Khan, husband of Ayesha Bano Makrani, 23, of Ahmedabad, who committed suicide on February 25 in Pali, Rajasthan.

Ayesha Bano was a resident of Almina Park in Vatva, Ahmedabad 
Recorded a video message and then jumped into Subramaniam On the afternoon of February 25 in Nidi, she was allegedly harassed by her husband, which led to her marriage in 2018. A suicide case has been registered against Khan.


Speaking toThe Indian Express "Arif Khan has been arrested from Pali in Rajasthan," said VM Desai, a police inspector at the Subarmati River Front West police station. Earlier, a police team reached Jalore at his residence where he was not found. Later, through technical analysis, we caught the accused from Pali. He will be brought to Ahmedabad on transit remand on Tuesday.




Superintendent of Police, Shyam Singh, Jalore said, "This operation is by Gujarat Police and the local police station in Jalore is extending its full cooperation in this matter."




Ayesha was an employee of ICICI Bank Mutual Funds Division and was a final year MA student in Economics at SV Commerce College, Relief Road, Ahmedabad. She married Arif, a private mining supervisor, on July 6, 2018. However, due to the alleged physical and mental torture inflicted by Arif, Ayesha had been residing at her residence in Watawa since March 10, 2020.

On the afternoon of February 25, Ayesha recorded a two-minute video in which she made an emotional appeal to her father, Liaquat Ali Makrani, asking him not to prosecute her husband for domestic violence. She said she was "freeing Arif" before jumping into the Sarmati river.









After his body was found later that evening, police initially reported an accidental death. However, after the video message surfaced, Khan was charged under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for committing suicide at the Subramanya River Front West police station.

Aisha's father said that he had paid Rs 1.5 lakh as dowry to Arif on January 26, 2020. Also in 2019, an FIR was lodged at the Watawa police station against Arifah and her parents for domestic violence when Ayesha alleged that she had been beaten. In this case, the residence of his in-laws is in Jalore.

Police also obtained Ayesha's Call Detail Records (CDR), which shows that on February 25, she had a 72-minute conversation with Arif before taking drastic action. Police said Ayesha also had a five-minute conversation with her parents in which the latter was heard begging her not to take extreme measures.

Her father, Liaquat Ali Makrani, told The Indian Express that he posted a call with Ayesha on February 25, he immediately dialed 100 and told police about the possibility of her committing suicide on the riverfront. Was informed Ayesha's body was found by firefighters around 4:30 p.m. the same day.