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Jagdalpur: Clothing store employee found dead on ex-BJP MLA Santosh Bafna’s rooftop
Jagdalpur: Clothing store employee found dead on ex-BJP MLA Santosh Bafna’s rooftop
The Story in Brief
The body of 20-year-old Deepa Sagar, a clothing store employee, was found on the rooftop of Bafna House in Jagdalpur on Monday, 2 November 2026. The building is owned by former BJP MLA Santosh Bafna. Police suspect suicide by hanging and have recovered a purported suicide note.
Sagar had started work at the store on 21 October. Around 6.30 pm on Sunday, 1 November 2026, she went to the rooftop and did not return. Her body was discovered on Monday morning by a colleague. Police found a torn dupatta tied around her neck, with the other end hanging from a pipe. They believe she died by hanging and the fabric may have snapped.
A case has been registered and investigation is underway, said City Kotwali police station in-charge Leeladhar Rathore. Sagar's family alleged that police began proceedings before they arrived at the shop and that they were kept waiting for nearly an hour before being told of her death. Her aunt, Bela, claimed that when the family went looking for her on Sunday evening, shop staff said she had already left.
Update, 3 November 2026: ThePrint now reports the story, carrying the PTI wire version that adds the family's specific account: aunt Bela said relatives waited nearly an hour on Monday (2 November) morning before being told Sagar had died and her body was on the rooftop. ETV Bharat and ABP Live reported the same police account earlier, with ABP Live briefly noting the family's delay allegation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
ETV Bharat and ABP Live both report the same factual sequence from police statements: the suicide note, the torn dupatta, and the October 21 start date. ThePrint, carrying the PTI wire, adds the family’s specific allegation that police began proceedings before the relatives arrived at the shop and that they waited nearly an hour before being told of Sagar’s death. The three sources do not differ on the police account, the variation is only in the level of detail given to the family’s claims. The balanced reading is that police have registered a case and are investigating, while the family’s demand for justice after the alleged delay remains an open point pending inquiry.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): PTI (carried by etvbharat.com, theprint.in), abplive.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
