India, May 23 -- Expelled Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) district-level functionary Rajendra Hagawane was on Friday arrested along with his brother-in-law, Sushil, a week after alleged dowry harassment pushed his 26-year-old daughter-in-law to suicide in Pune. Hagawane's son, wife, and daughter were arrested in the case this week.

Hagawane and his brother-in-law were on the run since a case was filed against them for abetting the suicide. A police officer said the two were arrested after they were tipped off about their plan to move to another hiding location. "A few hours before their arrest, the two had dinner at a restaurant in Maval [Pune]...its CCTV footage has been procured...," said the officer who did not want to be named.

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