Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Man Convicted in Rare Suicide Abetment Case, Sentenced to Jail
Imagine a man was pushing a woman to marry him, even though she was already married with children.
He threatened her and her family.
This man's actions led the woman to feel she had no other choice, and she sadly took her own life.
The court said that the man knew what he was doing and sentenced him to four years in jail.
The woman had been in a secret relationship with the man, who kept pressuring her.
The court determined that the man's actions directly caused the woman's suicide.
A 30-year-old man was sentenced to four years in jail for abetting a woman's suicide.
The court found Sachin Phadke guilty of abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation.
The woman, a married resident of Uran with two children, died by suicide in 2020.
Audio recordings revealed Phadke pressured the woman, his extramarital partner, to marry him.
Phadke threatened to harm her and her family if she didn't comply.
- Who
- Sachin Phadke, a 30-year-old man, was convicted. The victim was a married woman from Uran.
- What
- A man was convicted and sentenced for abetting a woman's suicide.
- When
- The sentencing occurred recently; the case dates back to 2020.
- Where
- Panvel court.
- Why
- Phadke's actions of pressuring and threatening the woman led to her suicide.
- Defendant
- Sachin Phadke
- Age of Defendant
- 30
- Conviction
- Abetment of Suicide and Criminal Intimidation
- Sentence
- Four years imprisonment
- Victim's Status
- Married with two children
- Location of Incident
- Uran
- Year of Suicide
- 2020