Pune: Pune’s Additional Sessions Judge K. P. Kshirsagar has denied bail to three accused persons in Vaishnavi Hagawane's dowry death case, officials announced on Monday. Vaishnavi Hagawane’s mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and a family friend had applied for bail. However, the court noted that granting bail could jeopardise the integrity of evidence and endanger witnesses.

The court described dowry harassment as a serious social stigma and expressed concern that the accused might attempt to influence the investigation or coerce witnesses.

Vaishnavi Hagawane (24) died by suicide on May 16 at her marital home in the Bhugaon area of Mulshi taluka, within the limits of Bavdhan Police Station. Vaishnavi's father, who had reported the matter to police, had claimed that she had faced sustained h

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