Man ends life after jumping in front of train in Thane; suicide note, video clip name former colleagues, money lenders

Times of India | 1 month ago | 26-01-2023 | 10:09 pm

Man ends life after jumping in front of train in Thane; suicide note, video clip name former colleagues, money lenders

THANE: A man, aged 35, apparently took his own life by jumping in front of a suburban train in the Thane district of Maharashtra, a police official said on Thursday.The incident took place on Wednesday night between Ambernath and Badlapur stations on Central Railway's main line, the official added"The man was identified as Girish Nandlal Chube. A note found from the spot has named some people due to which he had to take this extreme step," PTI quoted Kalyan Railway police station senior inspector Mukesh Dhage as saying.Police sources said the deceased has also made a clip in which he has narrated that he lost his job after two colleagues complained to the firm's owner.He said he had to take Rs 1 lakh from some people as he was out of a job and these lenders were harassing him, these sources said.These persons and two colleagues have been named in the video clip, which has gone viral on social media.No one has been arrested in this case, he added.


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