08 August,2023 04:08 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
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A man allegedly abducted his three-year-old son from his estranged wife's custody in broad daylight in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The incident took place in Tulsinagar area of Nagpur city on Monday morning, an official told the PTI.
The woman was reportedly riding a two-wheeler with her son when a car allegedly intercepted the vehicle and her husband and his accomplice got down and snatched the boy and sped away, he said.
The woman immediately approached Shanti Nagar police station and lodged a complaint of kidnapping, the official said.
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A search operation has been launched and a team has been dispatched to the accused's house in Khandwa in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, he said.
According to the police, the woman, a resident of Shanti Nagar, married the accused in 2019. She was allegedly subjected to physical torture by her husband and his family members.
The woman had filed a complaint with the Khandwa police and returned to Nagpur with her son, the official said.
The situation escalated when the accused sent his wife a divorce notice and expressed his intention to take away their child, he added.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, after his wife sought to divorce him, police said on Tuesday, according to the PTI.
The incident occurred at Ramteke Nagar under Ajni police station area on Monday afternoon, an official said.
The man, a native of Balaghat district of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, hanged himself from the ceiling at his rented accommodation, he said.
The victim, who worked as a painter, got married last month. But the couple fought and argued frequently, and his wife returned to her parents' house, the official said.
The wife eventually sought a divorce from him, he said.
The police recovered a suicide note from the spot, in which the deceased cited his wife's intention to divorce him as the reason for the extreme step, the official said, adding that a case of accidental death has been registered.
(with PTI inputs)
