Former BJP Sarpanch Harasses Daughter-in-Law, Engineer Commits Suicide in Pune

• A highly educated engineer, Deepti Magar-Chaudhary, committed suicide by hanging herself in Uruli Kanchan, Pune, due to harassment from her in-laws.
• The deceased's mother-in-law, Sunita Chaudhary, is a former BJP sarpanch, and her husband, Rohan Chaudhary, has been arrested.
• Deepti's parents had given 50 tola gold and significant dowry, including 10 lakh rupees cash and 25 lakh rupees for a car, but the harassment continued.
• She was tormented with accusations of not being beautiful, not knowing household chores, and her character was questioned.
• Deepti took the extreme step in front of her 3-year-old daughter; police have filed a case against four individuals and arrested the husband and mother-in-law.

Why It Matters: A former BJP sarpanch and her family are accused of driving their engineer daughter-in-law to suicide over dowry and harassment.