Couple attempts suicide, husband dies

Pune | Thursday | 21st June, 2018

Summary:

Ina shocking incident, an elderly couple consumed poison after being continually harassed in a dowry case filed by their daughter-in-law soon after she married their son. This impacted their professional and personal lives badly, the note alleged.The couple works with the Chakan Nagar Parishad sanitation department. Their son, Avinash, married one Komal Dhotre a few years ago and as per the family’s claims, there was no dowry taken during the wedding. We have taken a complaint for accidental death so far and the FIR will be taken once our investigation is complete. The suicide attempt led to the death of the man while his wife continues to battle for her life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital.The couple has been identified as Anil Dhotre (48) and his wife Shantabai Dhotre (45), both residents of Chakan..