23 August,2023 03:37 PM IST | Nashik | mid-day online correspondent
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The Nashik Police in Maharashtra have arrested two persons after a 16-year-old girl ended her life and left behind a note blaming them and a minor boy for troubling her, an official said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.
The girl, a Class 10 student, hanged herself in her home at Shaha village in Sinnar taluka in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the PTI.
A suicide note purportedly written by her said two youths and a boy from her village had been troubling her and trying to malign her image. The note said the accused troubled girls from other villages as well, the official said, as per the PTI.
Demanding the arrest of the accused, the girl's family on Tuesday held a protest and refused to perform her last rites. The police then registered a case of abetment against the two accused, identified as Vaibhav Vilas Gorane and Ankush Shivaji Dhulsainder. The third accused is a minor, the official said.
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The girl's last rites were conducted later, the official said.
In ana another incident, on Sunday, a 47-year-old woman, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) worker allegedly took her own life at her residence in Tembhi Pada area of Bhandup, the police said on Sunday.
The incident took place at around 11:30 in the morning. The police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in matter, an official said.
The deceased was identified as Reena Solanki, aged 47.
"The victim, Reena Solanki, had been allegedly battling depression due to persistent health problems and financial challenges," the official added.
Reena allegedly leapt from the 18th floor of her relative's house in Bhandup, Mumbai, ultimately landing on the open space situated on the 6th floor of the Triveni Sangam SRA building.
An official said, "Reena's son, alerted the police about the incident and conveyed that his mother had been struggling with health complications."
Reena was affiliated with the BMC and had been allegedly taking frequent leaves owing to her health concerns.
Shantilal Solanki, a relative of Reena said, "Due to the potential danger, we had advised the builder to install a safety net on the open space of the 6th floor."
A police official added, "The family does not suspect any foul play, hence we have registered an ADR in the matter."
Sources said, Reena was a mother to three sons.
(with PTI inputs)
