Mumbai woman arrested for extorting in-laws

The Dindoshi police on Saturday arrested a 23yearold woman who allegedly tried to extort money from her inlaws by threatening to tell the police that she had been gangraped at their residence by several people including her own husband and brotherinlawThe investigation has revealed that the woman committed this act at the behest of her husband as they wanted to purchase a house in Vasai They were short of money and therefore they hatched the planThe accused woman Sadhna Ahivale alias Sadhna Chauhan 23 was apprehended on Saturday The investigators found out that she committed this act at the behest of her husband Raam Ahivale as the couple were trying to purchase a house in Vasai and devised this plan due to financial constraintsThe complainant Sonali Ahivale resides in Santosh Nagar Goregaon East with her husband Lakhan two children younger brotherinlaw Sonu motherinlawand grandmotherinlawWhile Raam who is absconding is the brotherinlaw of the complainant Sadhana is his second wifeThe duo visited the complainantrsquos house on January 5 where they had dinner together The next morning Raam left the house on the pretext of some work while Sadhana stayed behind In the evening she approached the police station and alleged that her husband and two brothersinlaw had raped her inside the house in front of the family compelling the police to make immediate arrestsResponding to the seriousness of the case under the guidance of DCP Smita Patil of Zone 12 Senior Inspector Jeevan Kharat and PSI Sandeep Vatre initiated the investigation During this process Sadhana insisted on the immediate arrest of all accused but the police following due procedure requested her to record herstatement firstThe next morning Sonali approached the police station revealing that Sadhana was attempting to extort Rs 3 lakh from the family threatening to implicate them in a false gang rape case The investigation which included checking CCTV camera footage and interrogating the complainantrsquos family confirmed that Sadhana was making false allegationsA crucial witness a 75yearold grandmotherinlaw of Sadhna had overheard the conversation where Sadhana demanded money from Sonali and her husband Subsequent investigations confirmed Sadhanarsquos extortion attempt leading to her arrest During interrogation Sadhana confessed to the crime and disclosed that her husband was the mastermind of the schemeHabitual offenderFurther investigation revealed Sadhanarsquos history as a habitual offender who had committed similar crimes in the past extorting money from two individuals with whom she shares a childSadhana who had been living with her mother and relatives in Vasai met Raam and they developed a romantic relationship Despite the latter existing marriage they married in a temple four months ago The couplersquos financial struggles led them to concoct this plan as they aimed to purchase a house in Vasai the officer addedldquoThis incident sheds light on false accusations and highlights the importance of a thorough investigation before making arrests Swift action based on incomplete information could have potentially ruined an innocent family As per the Supreme Courtrsquos guidelines I believe in the importance of the police registering a case promptly but refraining from making hasty arrests Arrests should be made only when sufficient evidence is found during the investigationrdquo said Advocate Mahesh Rajpopat23 yearsAge of the accused