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Court Extends Custody of Minister’s Aide in Wife’s Death Probe to Dec. 2

The extension lets investigators examine call recordings alongside injury reports.

Overview

  • Worli police registered an abetment of suicide case after Dr. Gauri Palve was found dead on November 22 in her Mumbai flat.
  • Investigators told the court they recovered recordings of conversations from Anant Garje’s phone and plan to confront him with the audio.
  • A preliminary post-mortem noted multiple injuries on Palve’s body, and police documented scratches on Garje, which his lawyer says are old.
  • The FIR also names Garje’s sister-in-law Sheetal and brother Ajay, who are reported absconding, with allegations of harassment and assault under relevant BNS sections.
  • Legislative Council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe met the family, pressed for supplementary statements and regular police updates, and the remand now runs through December 2.