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Pune Police Book Husband and In-Laws in Baner Dowry-Harassment Case, Say Accused Are on the Run

The probe follows a complaint alleging escalating dowry demands and harassment linked to costly wedding arrangements.

Overview

  • Baner police registered an FIR after Ganga Tejas Bembalkar, 27, died by suicide on February 19 at her residential building in Peony Society, Yogi Park.
  • Her father, a Kalaburagi professor, filed the complaint naming husband Tejas Shiva Bembalkar and three in-laws under BNS sections 80, 84, 108 and 3(5).
  • Investigators recovered a suicide note that has been sent for handwriting analysis, and an officer said the note states no one is responsible for her death.
  • Assistant Police Inspector B. R. Zarekar said the accused are on the run and a search is underway, with no arrests reported so far.
  • The FIR alleges pressure for lavish engagement and wedding arrangements and subsequent demands for additional gold after the November 13, 2025 marriage.