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Probe on into Air India pilot's suicide in Mumbai
Mumbai's Powai Police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, an Air India pilot.
The family of the 25-year-old Air India pilot, who allegedly died by suicide in Mumbai on Monday, has accused her boyfriend of “abusing her in public” and “stopping her from eating non-vegetarian food", urging the Mumbai Police to investigate the case thoroughly.
“Once, the group had decided to eat non-vegetarian food. When her boyfriend learnt about it, he insulted her in front of everybody. She was disturbed due to the relationship with her boyfriend, who continuously harassed her, leading to her suicide,” said a police officer.
“She cannot commit suicide. She was a trained pilot and she cannot even think of taking such a step,” a relative of the pilot told PTI.
Mumbai's Powai Police has arrested 27-year-old Aditya Pandit on Tuesday for allegedly abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, a 25-year-old Air India pilot, who was found dead in her flat at Marol on Monday. The police revealed that the couple often fought, with the accused allegedly taunting and harassing her, which ultimately led to her tragic death.
The woman’s family, from Gorakhpur, told The Indian Express that they believe the accused killed her and attempted to make it appear as a suicide. They claimed he publicly abused her and prevented her from eating non-vegetarian food. The family has called on the Mumbai Police to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
What happened, according to the police?
The police said the victim and Aditya Pandit met two years ago when she went to Delhi for training, and they soon started living together in Mumbai. However, the victim's family later discovered that the accused frequently taunted and harassed her, even withdrawing money from her bank account.
On Monday, while the accused was on his way to Delhi, he received a call from the victim, who told him she was going to take her own life. Aditya Pandit then returned to Mumbai and went to their flat with her friend, where they found her dead, the police officer stated.
The pilot's uncle later filed a complaint with the police, alleging that Pandit would often harass her and publicly humiliate her. The relative also claimed that he pressured her to change her eating habits, the official said.
Following the uncle's complaint, Pandit was arrested under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He was presented in court, where he was remanded to police custody for four days, the official added.
“We have charged him under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and arrested him,” said the police officer.
