Newlywed, 21, found hanging in Vaijapur; five booked over alleged dowry harassment

A 21-year-old newlywed woman died by suicide by hanging at her home in Vaijapur taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. The deceased has been identified as Shubhangi Gaurav Waghchaure, a resident of Gadhepimpalgaon. The incident has left the area in grief and anger.

Shubhangi was married six months ago to Gaurav Sanjay Waghchaure of Gadhepimpalgaon. Her mother alleges that she was harassed over dowry within a month of the wedding.

According to the allegation, the balance of the dowry was only Rs 50,000. Shubhangi was allegedly pressured to bring this Rs 50,000 from her parents' home. Her husband and other in-laws allegedly subjected her to physical and mental harassment over it.

Unable to bear the distress, Shubhangi took the extreme step on Saturday and hanged herself.

Her mother, Neeta Ravale, then filed a complaint at Virgaon police station. On her complaint, police have registered a case against five people. They are her husband Gaurav Sanjay Waghchaure, father-in-law Sanjay Laxman Waghchaure, Vimal Sanjay Waghchaure, Navnath Sanjay Waghchaure and Shital Navnath Waghchaure. The case has been registered under the Dowry Prohibition Act and several other sections. All five are accused, and at this stage only allegations have been made against them.

Residents of the area are deeply angry over the death of a young woman amid allegations of dowry harassment. Police are conducting a full investigation.