The Gorai police arrested a 35-year-old woman on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting and abetting the suicide of her 21-year-old live-in partner by threatening to register a false case of rape against him after their breakup. The deceased, identified as Swapnil Sadu Hadal, was a resident of Palghar and worked as a cook in a resort at Gorai. The arrest comes over a fortnight after the man had ended his life as police investigation revealed that the woman had indeed harassed the victim.

According to the Gorai police, Hadal’s body was found hanging in the house of the accused woman, who worked as a housekeeper at the same resort. Following the discovery of the body, the police recorded statements from witnesses, including resort staff and Hadal’s family members. The accused woman is married with two children who are living in their grandmother’s house, while her husband is in South India. Hadal was residing with the accused in her house.