According to media reports, the wife of a Gujarat cadre IAS officer, who had eloped with a gangster nine months ago, allegedly died by suicide after returning home. The woman, who was a prime suspect in two criminal cases, consumed poison on Saturday, July 21, and left a suicide note addressed to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, reported the Indian Express.
The 45-year-old, Surya Jay from Tamil Nadu, died by suicide outside her IAS husband Ranjeet Kumar’s house on Saturday, July 21, according to NDTV. The Hindustan Times reported that her husband had instructed the domestic staff not to allow her into the house. Surya Jay faced two criminal charges, including one for child abduction.
She was admitted to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital after the suicide attempt but died the next day. Media reports indicate that the couple had separated in 2023 and had filed for divorce.
Police suggest that the woman may have gone to her husband’s home to avoid arrest by Tamil Nadu police. In her suicide note addressed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, she described how she was lured by a local gangster named Raja and became involved in two criminal cases where Raja was the prime suspect.
One case was related to loan recovery from a woman who had borrowed money from the gangster, and the other involved the abduction of a boy in Tamil Nadu, reported the Indian Express, citing police officials.
In her suicide note, Surya Jay also mentioned her IAS husband, describing him as a “noble man” who took care of their children in her absence, according to the Indian Express.
