An investigation has been launched in Tajikistan against a 42-year-old man from the Danghara district of the Khatlon province, who is suspected of driving his wife to suicide.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, the man allegedly subjected his 39-year-old wife to systematic abuse over several years.
“Another conflict occurred on January 20, 2026. After being beaten, the woman, unable to endure the constant pressure and violence, took her own life in the house’s storage room,” the Interior Ministry reported.
The man faces criminal charges under Part 2 of Article 109 of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code — driving to suicide), which carries a penalty of 3 to 5 years in prison; the investigation is under way.
Meanwhile, in the Jayhoun district of the Khatlon province, criminal proceedings have been instituted against a 48-year-old woman for cruelly mistreating her 23-year-old daughter-in-law. Investigators believe her actions led to the young woman’s tragic death.
Since 2019, the mother-in-law had regularly subjected her daughter-in-law to physical and emotional abuse. On September 8, 2025, the 23-year-old woman, unable to bear the constant torment and humiliation, took her own life by drinking vinegar.
