Overview

• Rutuja Rajge, 28, married to a merchant navy officer, died by suicide on June 6 in Kupwad town while four months pregnant.
• Her father accused her husband and in-laws of demanding funds for constructing a house and forcing her to adopt their religious practices.
• MIDC Kupwad police have held Sukumar Rajge and his parents, Alka and Suresh Rajge, on charges of abetment to suicide and dowry harassment under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Officials reported that Rutuja suffered repeated physical and mental abuse when she resisted dowry-related demands and church attendance.
• Investigations are ongoing as legal authorities and commissions intensify scrutiny of dowry violence across India.