Overview

• On May 30, Jalindar Supekar was transferred from the Maharashtra Prisons Department to serve as deputy commandant general of the Home Guards.
• He was stripped of his additional charge as deputy inspector general of prisons for the Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nagpur divisions a day earlier.
• The Maharashtra government has directed the ADG Prisons to probe claims he protected Hagawane family members accused in the dowry harassment case.
• Vaishnavi Hagawane allegedly died by suicide on May 16 in Pune after her in-laws reportedly tortured her for dowry, leading to the arrest of her entire family.
• Social activist Anjali Damania has called for a full investigation, alleging Supekar helped the Hagawanes obtain arms licences and obstructed legal proceedings.