Maharashtra minister's PA booked for abetting wife's suicide

Mumbai, The wife of a personal assistant of Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde allegedly hanged herself in her flat in central Mumbai due to a domestic dispute, prompting police to register an abetment of suicide case against her husband and his two relatives, officials said on Sunday.

Gauri Palve , wife of Anant Garje, was found hanging at her house in Worli area on Saturday evening, an official said.

Police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against Garje and his two relatives at Worli police station, he said.

The couple had tied the knot in February this year. The deceased was working as a dentist in the civic-run KEM Hospital, he said.

Palve's family has alleged that she took the extreme step following torture

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