AURANGABAD: Two young men ended their lives, fearing social stigma on being falsely accused of molestation, in Sillod rural of Aurangabad district on Tuesday.
Police said that three people, including a woman, have been arrested for abetment to suicide. After being produced before the court, have been remanded in two-day police custody.
The deceased youths have been identified as Yogesh Khiste (23) and Dnyaneshwar Shirsath (20). Both were employed as watchmen at a godown. The arrested accused are Shaikh Moin, a clerk in a local school, Shaikh Mushtaq, a private employee, and their female accomplice.
Silliod rural police station’s assistant inspector Pralhad Munde told TOI, “The probe has revealed that the victims had objected to the accused frequenting a deserted place near a farm on Sunday evening.” As the accused trio was fleeing, their bike skid off the road, and they sustained some injuries. The woman accused then started alleging that the watchmen had tried to molest her. She along with her two friends threatened Khiste and Shirsath that they would lodging a complaint of molestation against them.
Fearing that they will be framed in a false case of molestation, the two youths went to the godown. There they wrote a suicide note and posted it as their WhatsApp status, blaming the trio of threatening to frame them in a false case. They added they cannot see their parents being embarrassed and feared social stigma due to molestation charges. Then they hanged themselves.
Ananda Pawar, one of their acquaintances, saw the WhatsApp status on Tuesday morning and tried calling the two young watchmen, but in vain. Pawar then rushed to the godown, only to find their bodies. Soon the police were informed and bodies were taken to hospital, where they were declared brought dead. A case of abetment to suicide has been registered against the accused trio.
