PUNE: Payal Zambre Patil’s in-laws allegedly demanded 10 tolas of gold every Diwali after her marriage, her uncle has claimed, alleging that the repeated demands led to harassment of the 29-year-old woman who was found hanging in a flat in Pune’s Mukund Nagar on Monday.Her uncle said the family could not meet the demand this year because of a drought-like situation and had sought more time to provide the gold.“This year too, they demanded gold, but we told them that we were farmers and, given the drought-like situation, it was not possible for us to meet the demand. We had even promised to give the gold next year,” he alleged.Payal, an IT professional who had quit her job, was married to Akshay Zambre Patil and the couple had a three-year-old daughter.Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to harassment over repeated demands for gold. Police have registered a case of harassment and abetment of suicide against four members of her in-laws’ family and arrested her husband.
In-laws allegedly demanded gold every Diwali
According to Payal’s uncle, she had faced demands for gold since her marriage, with her in-laws allegedly asking for 10 tolas every Diwali.Her family’s complaint also accused her husband and in-laws of mentally harassing her during her pregnancy in 2022 by pressuring her to give birth to a boy.After Payal delivered a girl on March 30, 2023, her in-laws allegedly argued with her at the hospital and said they would not take responsibility for either her or the child, the complaint stated.
Woman sent messages blaming mother-in-law before death
On Monday morning, Payal allegedly sent messages to some people stating that her mother-in-law would be responsible if anything happened to her.Police said she had an argument with her mother-in-law on Sunday and left her matrimonial home.Her family and in-laws began searching for her on Monday morning. She was eventually found hanging from a ceiling fan in another flat in an apartment complex near their residence.The incident came to light around 11.30am. Police said no suicide note was found.Payal’s brother, Rishikesh Pawar, alleged that her husband and in-laws appeared unconcerned when he reached their home on Monday morning.He claimed they began searching for her only after the family questioned them. According to Pawar, the in-laws returned within five minutes and informed them that Payal was in a nearby apartment.He alleged that the flat’s door was locked from inside and he entered through the rear balcony, where he found his sister hanging.Pawar also said Payal had repeatedly complained about harassment by her mother-in-law. Recalling the argument on Sunday, he said he had called Akshay and told him that the dispute was temporary and could be resolved.
Husband arrested, police probe allegations
Swargate police registered a case of harassment and abetment of suicide against four people, including Payal’s husband and mother-in-law. Senior inspector Yashwant Nikam said Akshay had been arrested and two police teams had been formed to trace the remaining accused.While Payal’s family has alleged that she was murdered and her death staged as suicide, police have registered a case of abetment of suicide. The circumstances surrounding her death are being investigated.Following her death, relatives from Payal’s parental family allegedly vandalised her in-laws’ residence, office and marriage hall, triggering tension in the area. Her father-in-law owns a marriage hall and an eatery on Pune-Satara Road, police said.(With agency inputs)
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