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“A former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from Pune and his son, who were on the run after being named in a dowry harassment case and abetment of suicide case involving the former’s daughter-in-law, were arrested on Friday (May 23, 2025),” police said.
“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.
“He said they had formed six teams to track down Rajendra Hagawane and Sushil Hagawane. Both will be produced in the court during the day,” the official said.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said on Thursday (May 22, 2025) that he had expelled the father-son duo from his party over the issue. Hagawane’s daughter-in-law, Ms. Vaishnavi (26), allegedly ended her life on May 16, 2025, at her in-laws’ house in the Bavdhan area of Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district.
Her parents alleged that 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 ₹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 Hagawane, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections concerning abetment of suicide and domestic violence,” police said.
Police had already arrested Vasihnavi’s husband, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law of the victim, while Rajendra Hagawane and Sushil Hagawane were on the run.
Published – May 23, 2025 01:24 pm IST
