Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said on Thursday that he had expelled the father-son duo from his party over the issue
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The police said that an ex-NCP leader from Pune and his son, who were on the run after being named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case involving the former's daughter-in-law, were arrested on Friday, reported news agency PTI.
"Rajendra Hagawane and his son Sushil were taken into custody from the Swargate area while attempting to flee the city," said Vishal Gaikwad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 2) of the Pimpri Chinchwad area, reported PTI.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said on Thursday that he had expelled the father-son duo from his party over the issue.
Rajendra Hagawane's daughter-in-law Vaishnavi (26) allegedly hanged herself on May 16 at her in-laws' house in the Bavdhan area of Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district, reported PTI.
Her parents alleged they had given 51 tolas (595 gm) of gold, silver and an SUV to her husband's family at the time of marriage, but the Hagawane family harassed her yet, demanding she bring Rs 2 crore to purchase land.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against her husband Shashank, mother-in-law Lata Rajendra Hagawane, Rajendra Hagawane, sister-in-law Karishma, and brother-in-law Sushil under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections concerning abetment to suicide and domestic violence, police said.
Police had already arrested Vaishnavi's husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the victim, while Rajendra and Sushil were on the run, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, a man was booked for allegedly threatening the family members of Vaishnavi Hagawane after they went to his house to get custody of her 10-month-old child, a police official said on Thursday, reported PTI.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday expressed dismay over the alleged suicide by the daughter-in-law of a now expelled NCP politician in Pune district over dowry harassment, and described it as a "serious incident".
"The incident is a serious matter in a progressive state like Maharashtra and the government has taken note of it," Fadnavis told reporters.
"It is good to note that the custody of the victim's child has been given to her maternal family," opined Fadnavis.
(With inputs from PTI)
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