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This Article is From Jul 09, 2010

Wife, brother-in-law drove Pune man to suicide?

Pune: Four stormy years of marriage drove a 30-year-old man to suicide in Pune. A suicide note spelling out why he took the extreme step was recovered by the police, who arrested the man's wife and brother-in-law.

According to the police, the suicide note said the wife of the deceased had threatened to lodge a police complaint against him.

Sanjay Shingade, a resident of Bhimashankar Colony in Talegaon, ended his life on June 27 by hanging himself from the ceiling fan with a rope.

Shingade's father Nanasaheb filed a complaint with the police only after the last rites and other rituals were performed.

Shingade's wife Priya and brother-in-law Ravindra Vaze were arrested on Wednesday, soon after the FIR was registered.

"Shingade was an employee at the Dehu Ordnance Depot. He married Priya in 2006, but was not happy with his married life. Priya had been harassing him over trivial issues," Police Inspector Sanjay Nikam said. "Priya and her brother Ravindra even went to Shingade's workplace and abused him recently."

The officer said Priya was earlier working on a contract basis with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, but was doing nothing these days.

"Priya used to abuse her husband, would refuse to cook, and insisted on living separately from her in-laws. She would not be home several nights without telling anyone," Nikam said.

It was only after Shingade's father filed a complaint that investigations were conducted and the suicide note was found. "We found a suicide note by Sanjay Shingade saying his wife had threatened to lodge a police complaint against him. Priya and her brother Ravindra have been arrested for abetting the suicide," Nikam said.

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