{
  "id": 14678642,
  "title": "Pune: Trainee PSI Booked For Harassing Wife Over Dowry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pune-trainee-psi-booked-for-harassing-wife-over-dowry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-trainee-psi-booked-for-harassing-wife-over-dowry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune police have booked a trainee Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) named Rahul Sheshrao Rathod for physically and mentally harassing his wife over dowry demands. The 29-year-old Rathod, who is from Beed district, allegedly demanded ₹40 lakh, a flat, and a four-wheeler from his 31-year-old wife. The couple met in 2022 while preparing for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exams together. After Rathod's selection as a PSI on August 1, 2024, he reportedly distanced himself from his wife after relatives objected to her caste. On May 25, 2025, Rathod informed his wife that their relationship was over and that his family had already decided on another bride. The woman claimed that Rathod later promised to marry her but demanded an increased dowry of ₹40 lakh. She also accused a relative, Raju Pawar, of questioning her about the dowry her family would provide. After complaints to the police, Rathod and his wife married on September 12, 2025. However, the woman alleged that Rathod continued to avoid her after marriage and did not take her to his family home. Despite living together in Dhankawadi since June 2026, Rathod allegedly pressured her to share expenses and demanded a car from her family. The latest incident involved Rathod threatening his wife with a weapon and assaulting her during an argument over a phone call.",
  "summary": "Pune: A trainee Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) posted at Sahakarnagar police station has been booked for allegedly harassing his wife physically and mentally over dowry, including demands for ₹40 lakh, a flat and a four-wheeler. The woman has also accused her husband and a relative of threatening and humiliating her. The suspects have been identified as Rahul Sheshrao Rathod, 29, a resident of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}