29 years on, Pune man goes to prison for abetting wife and minor daughter's suicides

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal of a Pune man who was accused of abetting the suicide of his wife and minor daughter in 1992, upholding a lower court's jail sentence for him.

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal of a Pune man who was accused of abetting the suicide of his wife and minor daughter in 1992. Nearly 29 years after the incident, the convicted husband has been sent to prison by the high court.

While delivering the verdict, the bench pointed to "the deep-rooted general mindset that a married woman is ‘paraya dhan’, indicating that her real place is with her in-laws and she is expected to adjust to every situation, even if she has to face countless hardships”.