A 52-year-old priest died by suicide inside a temple in a Mumbai’s Kandivali area, hours after he was accused of seeking sexual favours from a young woman, a police officer said on Saturday.
According to the police, a 19-year-old woman and her father visited the Kandivali Police Station in suburban Mumbai around 2 am on Saturday, alleging that the priest had called her at 10.30 pm on Friday and asked for sexual favours, news agency PTI reported.
“The police told the woman and her father to come in the morning to complete the paperwork, but they began looking for the priest. However, he could not be traced,” the officer quoted above said.
The police later learned that the priest had ended his life inside the temple located at Laljipada Ganesh Nagar in the western suburb, PTI reported. No suicide note has been recovered, the officer added.
An accidental death report (ADR) has been registered, and an investigation is underway.
Govt clerk dies by suicide in Kota; former live-in partner, friend booked for abetment
A 28-year-old government clerk allegedly died by suicide in his official quarter in Kota, leaving behind a note that blamed “love” for his extreme step, PTI reported, citing the police, on Friday.
The Alwar resident posted with the Additional District Magistrate’s office in Kota reportedly named his former live-in partner and her friend, both posted with the goods and services tax (GST) department in Gujarat, in the suicide note. Police have booked them for abetment to suicide.
The man was found dead by his neighbours around 1.30 am on Friday, who informed the police, said Circle Officer Vinod Kumar of Nayapura Police Station.
In his suicide note, Swami wrote, “only love is responsible for my death,” naming his former live-in partner and his friend, the officer said. Based on a complaint from the victim’s brother, the police have filed a case of abetment to suicide against the two.
It is learnt that the woman had been in a live-in relationship with the victim, who helped her prepare for competitive exams until her selection as a GST Inspector in 2023. She is currently posted in Surat, the officer said. After her selection, the woman allegedly stopped speaking to the victim and entered into a relationship with the man named in the note. The man is also a GST Inspector posted in Surat, Kumar added.
(With PTI inputs)
