Overview
- Police arrested Anant Garje early Monday in Mumbai on allegations of abetting his wife’s death and said he will be produced in court.
- Dr. Gauri Palve, 28, a dentist at civic‑run KEM Hospital, was found hanging in the couple’s Worli high‑rise flat on Saturday, months after their February wedding.
- The FIR filed by her father names Garje and two relatives under BNS provisions tied to abetment and harassment, and the investigation remains active.
- Officers reported no suicide note at the scene and are verifying circumstances of the death while recording statements and reviewing domestic‑dispute claims.
- Family members allege harassment and an extramarital affair and have sought a CBI inquiry and a videographed post‑mortem, as Minister Pankaja Munde called for a thorough and impartial probe.