Man commits suicide: wife, father-in-law booked

Man commits suicide: wife, father-in-law booked The Hinjewadi police on Friday booked the wife and father-in-law of a 27-year-old man who committed suicide on Wednesday. Pankaj Premchand Sancheti, who was a resident of Saikrishna Park in Vrindavan society, Thergaon. Pankaj's father Premchand Sancheti, a resident of Prasanna Vihar, Chinchwad, in the police complaint has alleged that his son committed suicide due to harrassment by his wife and her father. Pankaj's wife Poonam (22) and her father Premachand Nahar, a resident of Beed, have been booked under section 306 (abetment of suicide) and 507 (Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) of Indian Penal Code. According to the police, Pankaj hanged himself from the ceiling fan at his Thergaon residence. The complaint says that the accused used to harass Pankaj and his parents demanding that he hand over the ownership of his Thergaon apartment and Rs 5 lakh to Poonam. The police said that Poonam and her father allegedly made several phone calls to Pankaj's parents demanding money and the apartment. They abused Pankaj and his parents and threatened to destroy them if the demands were not fulfilled. The police are probing the allegations. Assistant sub inspector L B Bansode is investigating the case.