Vaishnavi Hagawane Suicide Case: Day After Accusing In-Laws Of Tearing Her Clothes And Assaulting Her, Mayuri Jagtap Says, 'My Husband Is Innocent And Being Targeted'

In the ongoing Vaishnavi Hagawane suicide case, the elder daughter-in-law of the Hagawane family, Mayuri Jagtap has claimed that her husband Sushil Hagawane, who was arrested on Friday, is innocent and being targeted unfairly.

She said, “My husband is being targeted for no reason in this case. The police have also arrested him.” She added that many people were supporting the accused earlier, which is why action was delayed.

Mayuri, who had earlier accused the Hagawane family of assaulting her after Vaishnavi’s death, said, “If action had been taken when I filed my case, this wouldn’t have happened to Vaishnavi.”

She also said her husband should have come forward and told the truth instead of running away.

She demanded strict punishment for all those who harassed Vaishnavi, saying, “They should get life imprisonment.”

Earlier, Mayuri came forward with a harrowing account of the torture she claims to have suffered at the hands of the same family.

Speaking to the media, Mayuri described the Hagwane family as "cruel" and accused her father-in-law Rajendra Hagwane and brother-in-law Shashank of repeated assaults. “They beat me not only at home but even on the street. Shashank knocked me down, pulled my hair, and ran off with my phone in which I had recorded a video of the abuse,” she alleged.

She also stated that her father-in-law tore her clothes and outraged her modesty during one of the assaults. “He tore my clothes and humiliated me. When I tried to lodge a complaint at Paud police station, I was met with resistance. Political pressure was used to suppress my case. I was even pressured with a false complaint against my maternal side,” Mayuri said.

According to Mayuri, she and her husband were forced to live separately within the same house, cooking on a stove in isolation. “We were treated like outcasts. They didn’t support us at all and didn’t even allow us to move out,” she added.

She further alleged harassment by her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, saying that although she tried to fight back, the constant abuse left her traumatised. “Vaishnavi was quiet. If she had spoken up against this, she might have found a way out and would still be alive today. My husband left me at my maternal home a year and a half ago. If I had stayed in that house, I don’t think I would be alive today either,” Mayuri said with visible emotion.

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