The New Indian Express ·
Navi Mumbai police dies by suicide, note alleges harassment by senior officers
An assistant sub-inspector posted with the Navi Mumbai Police’s Special Branch allegedly died by suicide at a lodge in Airoli, with a video message and a note accusing senior officers of prolonged mental harassment, police said on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Pandurang Nimba Patil, checked into the lodge on Saturday afternoon. He was later found unresponsive in his room after lodge staff opened the door with a master key when he did not respond to repeated knocks, officials said.
Patil was taken to a hospital in Vashi, where doctors declared him brought dead.