Palghar Police Book 20-Year-Old Under Abetment Law in College Student’s Suicide

Overview

• Police registered a case under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for alleged abetment of suicide.
• The accused is a 20-year-old resident of Washim named in connection with the death of a 19-year-old college student.
• The woman died on January 29 after jumping in front of a local train at Virar railway station, according to police.
• Police say the pair met last year on an online gaming platform and began a physical relationship on a promise of marriage.
• The complaint notes a refusal to marry and a new relationship by the accused, with a medical report confirming the woman was pregnant as the investigation proceeds.