Wives of two cops end life in separate incidents in Solapur

In a tragic coincidence, wives of two policemen ended their lives in unrelated incidents in Solapur city of western Maharashtra today.

Charushila Bhangale (32) allegedly set herself on fire at around 7 this morning at Police Colony in the city.

Her husband works with Railway Police in Mumbai.

She was allegedly fed up with torture, abuse and beating up by the husband in the presence of family members, said a police officer investigating the case.

The husband, the couple's two children and in-laws were home when she set herself on fire after drenching herself with kerosene. She was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to injuries.

In the second incident, Vijayalakshmi Birajdar (28) hanged herself at her house in Police Colony.

She had married only eight months ago. Her husband, who works with Solapur Rural Police, allegedly harassed her, demanding that she bring money from her parents, police said.

Unable to meet the demand, she committed suicide.

"Jail Road Police have registered offences against both victims' husbands," said inspector S M Kane.

In the first case police registered a case of abetment of suicide, while in the second, a case of dowry death was registered. Further probe is on.

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