Maharashtra: Case against Thane man, 6 other members of his family for harassing his wife

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Police has registered a case against a 40-year-old man, his parents and four other members of his family in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly harassing his wife, an official said on Tuesday.

The man and his family, residents of Ampada in Bhiwandi area, allegedly demanded money from the 35-year-old woman and when she refused to get funds from her parents, she was subjected to constant harassment and cruelty, the official from Shanti Nagar police station said quoting the FIR.

The victim in her complaint said her husband also married another woman.

The man also disowned his daughter from the first wife (complainant) while doubting the latter's character, and he also went in for a DNA test of the daughter and himself, the police said quoting the complaint.

Based on the victim's complaint, offences were registered on Sunday against the man, his parents and four other family members under IPC sections 498(a) (subjecting wife to cruelty), 494 (marrying for second time during lifetime of the first wife or husband without getting divorce), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 34 (common intention), the official said.

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On September 2, a couple was found dead at their residence in Thane city. A report in PTI said that the 56-year-old man allegedly shot his 51-year-old wife. Soon after he collapsed and died, seemingly due to a heart attack. The deceased were identified as Dileep Salvi and his wife Pramila. The police are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.

The incident transpired around 10.15 pm on Friday in Yashwant Nivas building, situated in Kumbhar Ali of Kalwa, the police said.

The police reported that the tragic sequence of events began when Salvi returned home that fateful Friday night. An altercation ensued between him and his wife, escalating to a point where consumed by anger, he retrieved his revolver and discharged two fatal rounds at his wife, resulting in her instantaneous demise.

Some persons close to the Salvi family told the police that the couple's son was alerted when they saw Dileep point his revolver at his wife; however, before he could arrive at the spot, she passed away.

The police were cited in the PTI report saying that Salvi belonged to an influential family in Kalwa that his family members are involved in local politics and social activities and that a number of civic and other projects in Kalwa are named after his father late Yashwant Rama Salvi. Dileep Salvi, a builder by profession, is the brother of former Thane city mayor Ganesh Salvi.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I), Ganesh Gawade, personally visited the scene following the incident and is overseeing the comprehensive investigation into this tragedy. The bodies of the couple were subsequently transferred to a government hospital for a thorough post-mortem examination. The police are in the process of registering an official offence related to this grievous incident. (With inputs from PTI)