Overview

• A Pune court has extended Rajendra Hagawane’s and his son Sushil’s police custody until May 31 and remanded three other family members until May 29.
• The Hagawane family’s defense has urged investigators to probe Vaishnavi’s personal disputes and past suicide attempts, challenging the narrative of dowry harassment.
• Investigators reported 29 marks of injury on Vaishnavi’s body, some fresh within 24 hours of her death, and are sourcing digital evidence and tracing missing co-accused Nilesh Chavan.
• The Maharashtra State Women’s Commission has demanded a probe into the delay of over 60 days in filing a chargesheet in Mayuri Jagtap’s domestic abuse complaint.
• Vaishnavi’s father Anand Kaspate broke down in tears at a news conference and accused the defense of defaming his daughter’s memory.