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Minister Pankaja Munde’s PA Arrested in Case of Wife’s Death at Worli Home

Police are probing alleged abetment to suicide after relatives accused him of abuse.

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.