NCP leader’s daughter-in-law found dead: Dowry, strangulation alleged

24-year-old Vaishnavi Hagawane was found dead at her in-laws’ home.

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00:00The daughter-in-law of senior NCP leader Rajendra Tukaram Hagwane was found dead in

00:04Maharashtra's Mulshi Taluka. 24-year-old Vaishnavi Shashank Hagwane was discovered

00:09on 16 May 2025 at her in-laws' residence. While her in-laws claimed it was a case of

00:15suicide, Vaishnavi's family grew suspicious after noticing ligature marks on her body

00:19and demanded a post-mortem. The hospital report revealed that Vaishnavi died due to

00:23ligature compression of the neck pointing towards strangulation. Doctors also noted

00:28multiple blunt injuries for the strengthening suspicion of foul play. Her parents alleged

00:32that they had given 51 tolas, 5.95 grams of gold, silver and an SUV at the time of her marriage.

00:39Despite this, the Hagwane family allegedly continued harassing her, demanding 2 crore rupees to

00:44purchase land. Following the incident, Rajendra Hagwane and his son, Sushil Vaishnavi's brother-in-law,

00:50were absconding. Amid political backlash, the NCP expelled both Rajendra and Sushil Hagwane

00:55from the party, days after the controversy surrounding the alleged dowry death erupted.

01:00Vaishnavi's husband Shashank Hagwane, mother-in-law Lata Hagwane and sister-in-law Karishma Hagwane

01:05were arrested and produced in court. They were remanded to police custody till 21 May 2025

01:10and police are thoroughly investigating the murder angle.