Thane Crime: 33-Year-Old Man Arrested in Ulhasnagar for Abetting Wife’s Suicide Over Not Giving Birth to Male Child

A 33-year-old man has been arrested from Ulhasnagar in Thane district for allegedly abetting his 25-year-old wife to suicide for not delivering a male child. The accused, Vishal Gavai, had a love marriage with Darshana. Their relations soured after Gavai started demanding money from his wife’s parents.

Darshana’s harassment worsened after she delivered two daughters. She allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling of her residence in Ulhasnagar on April 1, the FIR stated, accessed by the news agency PTI. 

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Gavai was arrested under sections 108 (Abetment of suicide), 80 (Dowry death), 115(2) (Voluntarily causing hurt), and 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a police official told PTI.