Vaishnavi Hagawane death case: Father-in-law Rajendra, his son Sushil arrested in Pune
NEW DELHI: An expelled leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and his son have been arrested in Pune after being on the run in connection with the death of 26-year-old Vaishnavi Hagawane, who died by suicide last week following alleged dowry harassment, news agency PTI reported.
Rajendra Hagawane and his son Sushil were arrested in the Swargate area of the city as they allegedly attempted to flee, according to Vishal Gaikwad, deputy commissioner of Police for Zone 2 in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
"Six teams were formed to track them down," Gaikwad said. "They will be produced in court today."
The arrests come a day after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar announced the expulsion of the duo from the party.
The case centres around the death of Vaishnavi, Rajendra's daughter-in-law, who was found dead by suicide on 16 May at her in-laws' residence in the Bavdhan area of Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Her family has accused the Hagawane family of repeated dowry demands and mental harassment. They alleged they had given 51 tolas (approximately 595 grams) of gold, silver, and a sports utility vehicle at the time of the wedding, but were later asked to pay an additional Rs 2 crore (approximately £190,000) for land purchase.
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Police have booked five members of the Hagawane family—including Vaishnavi's husband Shashank, mother-in-law Lata, sister-in-law Karishma, and brother-in-law Sushil—under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to domestic violence and abetment to suicide.
Three of the accused, including the husband, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law, had already been arrested.
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