Overview

• A Pune court remanded husband Shashank Hagawane, mother-in-law Lata Hagawane and sister-in-law Karishma Hagawane in police custody until May 28.
• Five additional suspects, including former Karnataka minister’s son Pritam Patil, were arrested for sheltering Rajendra and Sushil Hagawane while they evaded arrest.
• Investigators sealed a bank locker and froze the Hagawane family’s bank accounts to examine loans secured against 510 grams of dowry gold.
• A lookout circular has been issued for associate Nilesh Chavan, accused of threatening Vaishnavi’s parents and cruelty toward her ten-month-old son.
• Maratha community leaders have convened to draft a voluntary code of conduct aimed at curbing lavish weddings and dowry demands.