Mumbai: Woman ends life after boyfriend blocks her on WhatsApp

The woman, identified as Pranali Lokare, was found hanging on Monday morning.

Staff Reporter Updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 10:17 PM IST
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A 20-year-old woman allegedly hanged herself to death at her boyfriend's house located along the railway tracks in suburban Dahisar apparently after he blocked her number on WhatsApp following an argument with her, the police informed on Wednesday.

The woman, identified as Pranali Lokare, was found hanging on Monday morning.

"The deceased and her 27-year-old boyfriend knew each other for the last six months. On Sunday night, both of them attended someone's wedding, following which the woman insisted that she wanted to stay at his place overnight. However, he did not entertain her demand and asked her to go home," the official said.

She went away, but soon started calling her boyfriend and again insisted that she wanted to come to his residence. The man advised her against doing do, saying that several drug addicts roam in the locality at night and later blocked her number on WhatsApp, he said.

However, the woman later reached his house and questioned him for blocking her on WhatsApp.

"She stayed at his place, but allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling using her 'dupatta' when the boyfriend had stepped out of the house for some time. When her boyfriend returned, he was shocked to find her hanging. On the basis of preliminary information, Borivali Government Railway Police (GRP) Station registered an accidental death report (ADR)," said Police inspector Anil Kadam, adding that no suicide note was found at the spot.

He added, "We have seized mobile phones of the deceased and her boyfriend. Prima facie it appears that the woman was extremely possessive about her boyfriend and her boyfriend was unhappy with this possessiveness. They had also decided to get married."

Published on: Thursday, May 19, 2022, 06:53 AM IST

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