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Two Gandhinagar Municipal Employees Die by Suicide in Nabhoi Canal

Police report no suicide note, with an inquiry continuing into the deaths of Sejal Patel, 26, and Ripal Rawat, 24.

Overview

  • Adalaj police said the women jumped into the Nabhoi canal around 8 pm on Friday.
  • Officers identified the deceased as Sejal Patel and Ripal Rawat, both recent recruits of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation and residents of Ahmedabad.
  • One woman had told her family she intended to die by suicide with a friend shortly before the incident, according to police.
  • Families tried to reach the pair but their phones were switched off, and police later recovered the bodies with help from the fire brigade.
  • Post-mortems were completed and the remains handed to relatives, with no suicide note found and an Accidental Death report filed as the investigation continues.