A case of abetment of suicide has been registered by Talaiya police in a case in which two girls committed suicide by jumping into the Upper lake on December 7, 2013.
According to the police in the investigation it was found that girls were stalked by a youth Hitesh Kidwani who works at cloth store after which a case of abetment to suicide was registered. One of the victims Shilpi Jain was acquainted with the accused who used to work in a shop near to her father’s shop.
Till the filing of the report no arrest was made by the police in the case. There bodies were fished out and were sent for the postmortem. Earlier in the day the victims Shilpi Jain (16) and Nansi Jain (14) had gone to school picnic and did not returned and were spotted by a security guard at the Upper lake while they were jumping into the Upper lake. The BMC divers fished out the victims and were rushed to Hamidia hospital where they were declared dead. Both the victims were students of Digambar Higher Secondary School.
After the incident a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered and as the reason remained unclear further investigation was started. During the investigation it was found that a youth used to harass the girls.