India, May 24 -- Ex-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rajendra Hagawane and his son Sushil, who were on the run after being named in dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case involving the former's daughter-in-law, were arrested from the Swargate area on Friday.

The duo was produced in court and given police custody till May 28.

Rajendra Hagawane's daughter-in-law Vaishnavi, 26, allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws' Bavdhan home in Pune on May 16, after repeated physical and mental harassment over dowry demands, according to the police.

Her parents alleged they had given 51 tolas (595 gm) of gold, silver and an SUV to her husband's family at the time of marriage, but the Hagawane family harassed her yet, demanding she bri...