In a shocking case of mass suicide, the Pune police fished out the bodies of seven members of a family from the bed of Bhima river in Daund taluka of Pune district during the last five days.
The seven members of family of one Mohan Uttam sPawar allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the water of Bhima river, after he was upset over his son’s act of eloping with a married woman some days ago.
The seven members from Mohan Pawar’s family — whose bodies were recovered on January 18, 20,21 and 22, 2023 – had reportedly taken a plunge into the Bhima river on the night of January 17.
The bodies recovered from the river comprised that of Pawar himself, his wife, his daughter and their three children. They were identified as Mohan Uttam Pawar, wife Sangeeta Mohan Pawar, married daughter Rani Shama, her husband Shyama Phulaware and their three male children.
The investigations by the local police have revealed Pawar was annoyed with his son Amol’s decision to elope with a married woman in a relative’s family. Amol is one of the two sons of Pawar, the other being Rahul. While Rahul lived in Pune, Amol lived with him in Pargaon village in Pune’s neighbouring Ahmednagar district..
Having heard the news about Amol’s elopement with a married woman, Sr Pawar had telephoned Rahul and told him that the latter’s act would bring down the reputation of his family. However, Amol was in no mood to change his mind.
Sr Pawar had initially threatened Amol that if the latter did not severe ties with the woman he eloped with, he and other family members would commit suicide by consuming poison. Even Pawar’s another son Rahul tried unsuccessfully to persuade his brother Amol.
The investigations by the police have revealed that Sr Pawar and his other family members left home in a car after 11 pm on January 17.