A 37-year-old doctor was discovered dead in her Jalandhar residence on Wednesday, prompting an FIR against her husband, an eye surgeon, for allegedly abetting her suicide. The couple had been married for approximately six years, but Dr. Minakshi had been living separately for the past year, according to police. She worked at Kapurthala Civil Hospital, while her husband, Dr. Piyush Sood, operates a hospital on Kapurthala Road in Jalandhar.
Complaint Details
According to the complaint filed by Minakshi's father, Parmod Kumar, a resident of Jalalabad, she took a loan of Rs 35 lakh shortly after her marriage to assist her husband in establishing his hospital and repaid the loan from her salary. In 2023, she discovered that her husband was having extramarital affairs and found a video of him with another woman, the FIR states. The complainant has handed over this video clip to the police.
Kumar stated that they advised Dr. Sood to reform his ways and save the marriage, but he allegedly began assaulting her. In 2025, he tried to strangle my daughter. She reported this on the police helpline. After this incident, she started living separately in a rented house, the complaint says.
Financial Irregularities
When she attempted to purchase a house for herself in Jalandhar, she learned from a CIBIL check that her husband had taken a loan of Rs 2.5 crore in her name without her consent, alleges her father. She called up her husband and father-in-law, Yogeshwar Sood, asking them to remove her name from the loan, but her husband started threatening her. She was living under great stress, due to which she committed suicide, Kumar says in the FIR.
Legal Action
A case has been registered at Division No. 6 police station under BNS Section 108 for abetment of suicide. The Times of India attempted to contact Dr. Sood, but his phone was switched off.
