Mumbai Police Arrest Minister's PA in Wife's Suicide Case

Mumbai police have arrested Anant Garje, personal assistant to Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde, on charges of abetting the suicide of his wife, Dr. Gauri Palve, who allegedly hanged herself in their Worli apartment on Saturday evening. The 28-year-old dentist, employed at the civic-run KEM Hospital, was found dead in the couple's 30th-floor flat in central Mumbai, prompting a swift investigation into allegations of domestic abuse.

The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on November 22, when Garje informed Munde and Palve's family that his wife had taken her own life. The couple, who married in Beed in February this year, had been living in the Worli residence. Palve was pronounced dead at Nair Hospital shortly after. No suicide note was found at the scene, and police have filed an accidental death report while registering a first information report against Garje and two relatives under sections related to abetment to suicide and cruelty from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

According to a complaint filed by Palve's father, Ashok Palve, the marriage had been marked by frequent quarrels and mental harassment. The family alleged that Garje was involved in an extramarital...