Engineer Deepti Magar Commits Suicide in Pune Amid Dowry Harassment

• Engineer Deepti Magar, daughter-in-law of a Sarpanch, committed suicide in Pune due to dowry harassment and pressure for a male child.
• Deepti was forced to abort her second child after a gender determination test revealed it was a girl, despite already having a daughter.
• Her family had given 50 tolas of gold, 10 lakh rupees cash, and 25 lakh rupees for a car to her in-laws, yet the harassment continued.
• Deepti's husband, Rohan Chaudhary, and mother-in-law, Sunita Chaudhary, have been arrested by Urulikanchan police.
• Rupali Chakankar, Chairperson of the Women's Commission, met the Magar family and assured support, raising questions about the persistence of dowry deaths.

Why It Matters: Another dowry death in Pune highlights the urgent need to curb harassment and gender-based violence.