PUNE: Khadki resident Suresh Vitthal Pingle (42) ended his life because of domestic problems, Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta said on Friday.
Quoting two letters recovered from Pingle’s bag, Gupta said, “The victim had developed suicide tendency as he was in depression. A detailed inquiry will be held on the plea filed by his wife with the Bundgarden police.”
Gupta said, “The letters read that Pingle was facing numerous problems related to his sister’s death, her in-laws, job, police verification and other issues for six months.”
Pingle on Wednesday had set himself ablaze on the city police commissioner’s office premises over alleged delay in granting him a character verification certificate. He succumbed to 75% burn injuries at a private hospital on Thursday.
“Investigations have revealed that Pingle had applied for the post of an office boy in a private firm. He was asked to submit a police verification report. On July 1, Pingle had filed an application for verification with the Khadki police, but he had mentioned wrong address. He again applied for it on July 22,” he said.
The Pune commissioner of police (CP) said, “The verification process takes 30 days to complete inquiry. An inquiry into Pingle’s case revealed that a person with similar name had criminal cases registered with Kothrud, Samarth and Sahakarnagar police stations.”
