India News | Maha: Elderly Man Kills Self by Jumping into Lake in Thane

Thane, Dec 10 (PTI) An 85-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake in Maharashtra's Thane city on Thursday, police said.

The man identified as Waji Damji Joyisar, a resident of D'Souza Wadi, walked out of his house in the afternoon and jumped into Railadevi lake in Wagle Estate, an official said.

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The regional disaster management cell was alerted at around 3 pm and the body was fished out by local firemen and RMDC staff, chief of the RDMC Santosh Kadam said.

A case of accidental death has been registered in this regard, the station house officer of Wagle Estate police station said.

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According to the police, Joyisar was depressed because of prolonged illness and had attempted to kill himself twice in the past.

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