Pune Woman Found Hanging: Husband Arrested Amid Dowry Claims

In Pune's Mukund Nagar area, a 34-year-old woman was found deceased, hanging in a flat on Monday. Her husband, Akshay Zambre Patil, has been arrested following allegations of harassment by his wife's relatives, who also accuse his parents. The victim, identified as Payal Zambre Patil, was a former IT professional. Her family claims she was murdered by her husband and in-laws, who then staged her suicide by hanging her body. Police have registered an offense for alleged abetment of suicide.

According to Payal's relatives, she had a dispute with her mother-in-law on Sunday. Her family was informed on Monday morning that she had left the house the previous night. During a search, Payal was found hanging in a locked room within an apartment complex near her matrimonial home. No suicide note was discovered. Relatives also alleged continuous harassment over demands for gold, particularly around Diwali, and noted pressure for a male child during her pregnancy.