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City travel agent kills self in Mumbai

A city-based travel agent committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his Kharghar residence in Mumbai.

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A city-based travel agent committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his Kharghar residence in Mumbai on Thursday night.

Sources say, the victim decided to end his life because of his disturbed married life and unsuccessful live-in relationship.

The deceased, identified as Dinesh Kantilal Shah (37), a resident of 11 Darshan building, Paldi Bhatha, had been living in Mumbai since February 28. According to Mumbai police sources, Shah, who was married and has a son studying in class IX in a city-based school, was in a live-in relationship with a 27-year-old girl, Preyasheela Rajput, for the last one year.

Rajput, resident of Shree Umiya Complex, Vejalpur, is married to an autorickshaw driver, Shailendra, and has a 10-year-old daughter.

A source in the police said that both Shah and Rajput were suffering from an unhappy married life and decided to elope because they were frustrated with their respective spouses. Shah reached his Kharghar residence in Mumbai by car while Rajput took a train and lived in the same area on rent. The latter even started a beauty parlour in the society where they stayed.

When Rajput came back from the parlour on Thursday night at around 8, she found Shah's body hanging from the ceiling fan. He had also left a suicide note written in Gujarati, which stated that he did not wish to live his entire life with either Rajput or with his wife and therefore decided to end his life.

Arjun Garad, PSI at Kharghar police station and investigating officer for the case said, "We have recovered two suicide notes from the spot, one written to Rajput and the other to Shah's mother."

During interrogation, Shah's family members said that they were suspicious of his moves since he was suffering from depression for some time, added Garad. While Rajput had already sent a divorce notice to her husband, Shah had planned to do the same by the 14th of this month.

Meanwhile Shah's brother and brother-in-law reached Mumbai on Friday to take his body. Shah's final rites will be performed in  Ahmedabad.

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