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Law graduate jumps to death; two sisters booked for abetment in Mumbai
Sanath Raghavan, a 24-year-old law graduate and former clerk to a Bombay High Court judge, died by suicide on August 6 in Bandra East, Mumbai. He jumped from the 13th floor of…
The Story in Brief
Sanath Raghavan, a 24-year-old law graduate and former clerk to a Bombay High Court judge, died by suicide on August 6 in Bandra East, Mumbai. He jumped from the 13th floor of his apartment building. His family alleges that he was threatened by a woman he had been in a relationship with during his studies in Bengaluru and her sister. The two women had reportedly been threatening to file a false police complaint against him.
The Kherwadi police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against the two Bengaluru-based sisters, based on the victim’s mother’s complaint. The police said that while Sanath’s mother was speaking to a friend, the friend received an audio message from Sanath saying he was taking his own life due to the harassment. Sanath was declared dead at Sion Hospital. An investigation is ongoing.
The Indian Opinion
The police have charged two women based on the family’s word alone. That is a low bar for an accusation of abetment to suicide. India’s IPC Section 306 case law demands direct or proximate instigation, not just a vague threat. The family narrative of a woman threatening a ‘false case’ fits a common trope in these cases. The real test here is a matter of evidence: did the sisters actually call the man on the day of his death, and if so, what exactly did they say? The call records and the audio message will settle this, not social media outrage.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, deccanherald.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
