Man kills himself at Mankhurd police station

A 29-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Mankhurd police station on Tuesday. The man, identified as Deepak Anand Jadhav, was brought to the police station by one Mohammed Naeem (27) on suspicion of being a thief.

According to the police, Jadhav, a labourer and a resident of Sanjay Nagar slums in Govandi, was handed over to them by Naeem, a milk vendor, at 7.30am. Naeem told the police that he spotted Jadhav eying his bicycle in a suspicious manner and when he questioned him, both had an altercation. Naeem then decided to get Jadhav to the police station.

"Naeem brought Jadhav to us at around 7.30am. A police sub-inspector (PSI) questioned him and let him off at around 8am," said a police officer, adding: "At around 9.45am, another PSI went to Room No. 205 on the second floor of the police station where he found Jadhav hanging from the ceiling using a pant of a policeman. Senior officers of the police station were informed. The crime branch has been asked to probe the cause of his death."