Pune Woman Ends Life Over In-Laws' Harassment for Child, Dowry Demands

• Poonam Yuvraj Lashkare, 22, committed suicide in Shewalwadi, Hadapsar, Pune.
• She was mentally and physically harassed by her in-laws for not conceiving a child.
• Her husband, Yuvraj Lashkare, demanded money from her parents to buy an auto-rickshaw.
• Overwhelmed by the torment, Poonam hanged herself on Wednesday (December 31).
• Police arrested mother-in-law Tara Lashkare, father-in-law Santosh Lashkare, and great-grandmother-in-law Baidabai; husband Yuvraj Lashkare also booked.

Why It Matters: A young woman in Pune committed suicide due to severe harassment from in-laws over child and dowry.