84-year-old man dies by suicide in Maharashtra; son, friend booked for abetment

The elderly man allegedly faced harassment over 12 to 13 years amid a dispute over the distribution of his house and other properties.

An 84-year-old man allegedly took his own life after years of harassment by his son, according to a complaint filed by his daughter, prompting the Bhayander Government Railway Police (GRP) to book the son and his friend for alleged abetment to suicide.

The man handed a bag containing important documents to his daughter at her school before he died, police said. (PTI/Representational)

The elderly man died on Monday after jumping in front of a train at Naigaon. Before leaving, he reportedly went to his daughter’s school and handed her a bag containing important documents. A suicide note found inside the bag later detailed the alleged harassment.

The daughter, a teacher, told the police that her brother had allegedly been torturing their father for the past 12 to 13 years. She alleged that he was angry with their father over the distribution of the family’s house and other properties, which had been given to his daughter instead of him.

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On Monday, the father reached his daughter’s school and handed her the bag before leaving. When she later opened it, she found the suicide note and learnt about the alleged torture.

The family began searching for him, but soon learnt that he had died after jumping in front of a moving train at Naigaon.

Based on the daughter’s complaint, the Bhayander GRP registered a case of abetment to suicide against her brother and his friend. Police are investigating the allegations.