21-year-old air hostess dies by suicide in Thane; ex-partner booked for abetment
Thane: A 21-year-old air hostess allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Maharashtra’s Thane district, and police have registered a case of abetment against her former partner, officials said on Wednesday.
The woman was found hanging from a ceiling hook at her residence in Anusuya Niwas area of Kalyan on December 28, News18 reported.
According to a complaint filed by the deceased’s mother, she became concerned after her daughter failed to respond to repeated phone calls and asked a neighbour to check on her. The neighbour found the woman hanging from a ceiling hook.
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She was rushed to Rukminibai Hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the official said.
The complaint stated that the deceased had been in a relationship with the accused since 2020. It alleged that he had recently refused to marry her, threatened to make her private photographs public, and had entered into a relationship with another woman, which drove her to suicide.
The family reported several grievances after reviewing her phone and bank statements following her last rites.
Police stated that the chat records and marks on her body suggested the accused frequently assaulted her. Bank account details showed that the accused had taken several lakh rupees from her on the promise of marriage, with the last transaction recorded on December 16, 2025.
Based on the complaint, police have registered an FIR against the accused under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway, officials said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Formulate model SOP for trekking safety in Karnataka: Minister Khandre tells officials
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre has instructed authorities to formulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) for trekking safety, intended to serve as a national model.
The Minister issued the instruction in writing to the chief wildlife warden in the wake of the disappearance of a woman from Kerala in the dense Tadiandamol forest, and the search for a minor girl in Chandradrona hills, his office said in a release on Thursday.
Like the ‘e-Gastu’ app already developed by the Forest Department and the ‘MStripes’ app used in tiger reserves, if a similar kind of app is temporarily installed on the mobile phones of trekkers during the trek, it will be easier to track those who go astray, hence the Forest Minister has directed to take steps to develop the app and provide group insurance to trekkers, it said.
In addition, Khandre has suggested that nature guides should be equipped with wireless communication sets and they should be held accountable for safety and coordination of trekking groups under their supervision, it added.
