Air India Pilot Suicide Case: Accused Remanded To 4-Day Police Custody, Cops Say 'Hiding Information'

11/29/2024 3:16:09 AM

(MENAFN- Live Mint) In the Air India pilot suicide case, the Police said that the accused is hiding information and has been sent to police custody till Monday, a NDTV report cited

Apperently, a 25-year-old Air India pilot was found dead on Monday at her rented apartment in Mumbai's Andheri region. Her family blamed her 27-year-old boyfriend for abetment of suicide and insulting her for consuming non-veg food at an event. He was later arrested in Delhi.

The deceased, identified as Srishti Tuli, was a pilot. After the incident, her relative, Vivek Kumar Tuli, filed a complaint, leading to the registration of an FIR under Section 108 of the Indian Penal Code. Subsequently, the accused, identified as Aditya Pandit, was arrested and remanded to police custody for four days.

According to the police, initial investigations reveal that the accused, a native of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, has no prior criminal record.

Commenting on the incident, ACP Pradeep Mirale said, "Srishti Tuli's body was brought to Seven Hills Hospital on November 25. Upon receiving the information, Powai officers investigated the scene and sent the body for a postmortem examination by a panel of expert doctors.

"Following a complaint by her relative, Vivek Kumar Tuli, an FIR was registered under Section 108 of the IPC, naming Aditya Pandit as the accused. We arrested him on November 25, and the court has ordered his custody until November 29," the ACP added.

Police Inspector Ganesh Patil is leading the investigation and gathering evidence. "We have not reached a conclusion yet. While there are no prior criminal cases registered against Pandit in Maharashtra, as he is originally from Gorakhpur, we are investigating this aspect as well," the ACP further stated.

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