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Crime
Tragedy in Madhya Pradesh: Wife’s Suicide After Karwa Chauth Fast Leads Husband to End His Life
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 30 Oct 2026, 11:36 PM
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In Madhya Pradesh, a woman named Shivani hanged herself after breaking her Karwa Chauth fast, and her husband later took his own life.
In a tragic incident in Madhya Pradesh, Shivani, a married woman, hanged herself after breaking her Karwa Chauth fast. The act of self‑immolation followed her decision to end the fast, a move that is considered highly unconventional. Shortly after the woman’s death, her husband also died by suicide, reportedly taking his own life in the same household.
Karwa Chauth is a traditional fasting ritual observed by married women in India, where they abstain from food and water until the sighting of the moon and the husband’s return. Breaking the fast is viewed as a severe transgression, and in this case it appears to have precipitated a chain of fatal events.
Local police have taken over the investigation of both deaths, treating the incident as a potential case of self‑harm. Authorities are examining whether any external factors contributed to the couple’s decisions and are working to provide support to the family.
The community has expressed shock and sorrow over the double loss, with several residents calling for mental health support and awareness in rural areas where such tragedies can occur in silence.
Karwa Chauth is a traditional fasting ritual observed by married women in India, where they abstain from food and water until the sighting of the moon and the husband’s return. Breaking the fast is viewed as a severe transgression, and in this case it appears to have precipitated a chain of fatal events.
Local police have taken over the investigation of both deaths, treating the incident as a potential case of self‑harm. Authorities are examining whether any external factors contributed to the couple’s decisions and are working to provide support to the family.
The community has expressed shock and sorrow over the double loss, with several residents calling for mental health support and awareness in rural areas where such tragedies can occur in silence.