Her husband said that Shubhangi had never discussed the Hazare issue at home, but for the past few days, was glued to the TV
In a tragic incident, a 34-year-old woman in the Miraj town of Sangli district died on Friday after she allegedly committed suicide to protest against the government’s failure to support veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on the Jan Lokpal Bill issue.
The suicide note of the deceased, Shubhangi Karande, who hanged herself to death in her small dwelling said, “Anna Hazare is on a hunger strike but the government has not taken it seriously.”
Shubhangi’s death came to light on Friday evening when her 14-year-old daughter Monica returned home from school.
The homemaker who has two children and a husband who works as a fabricator used her own saree to hang herself from the ceiling.
The woman was educated up to the ninth standard.
The Miraj police registered the death as a suicide. According to the police, on Friday, Shubhangi was alone at home when the family members and the neighbours had gone to the adjacent Khotnagar area for a function.
Her husband Vinayak said that Shubhangi had never discussed the Hazare issue at home, but for the past few days, was glued to the TV coverage on Hazare’s indefinite fast in Delhi to demand government support for the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Police inspector Sanjay Gorule said the suicide has been confirmed as also the handwriting in the suicide note as that of Shubhangi. “However, the police will take an expert’s opinion to ascertain the handwriting in the note,” he said.
A neighbour said that that Shubhangi was a member of the Swadhyaya Parivar which is a spiritual movement focusing on the welfare of society.
One of the neighbours, Anusaya Satpute said she was shocked by the incident as the Karande’s were living peacefully without any domestic trouble. “Although they are very poor, they were generally happy with life,” she said.
Neighbours said they were puzzled by the deep impact that Anna Hazare had made on her mind.
Her suicide note said in Marathi: “I am committing suicide to make India free. I am pained to see poor people crying for food, the rising costs and the bribe one has to pay to get a job. Anna Hazare is on a hunger strike but the government has not taken it seriously. I am doing this for society and my family should not feel bad about it.”
Shubhangi said in her note that her note that pregnant women should not be informed of her act as it would disturb them. She also asked her husband to remarry and give love to their children.
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