Thane, August 8: The body of a 19-year-old woman has been found in a lake in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township and police suspect she was killed by her boyfriend who later committed suicide, an official said on Thursday. Some fishermen spotted the body in the lake near a school close to Belapur at around 4.30 pm on Wednesday.

After being alerted, police rushed to the spot and fished out the body. The deceased was identified as Bhavika More, student of a college in Nerul, the official from NRI police station said. An initial probe indicated the woman was in love with Swastik Patil (22), hailing from Panvel in Navi Mumbai, he said. As per the CCTV footage of the area, both of them went towards the lake at around 4 pm but did not return. Navi Mumbai Shocker: Man Found Murdered in Ghansoli Area; Cops Launch Probe.

They might have had a quarrel following which the man allegedly strangulated the woman to death, dumped the body in the lake and then committed suicide, the official said, adding efforts were on to trace him. The exact cause of the woman's death will be known after the autopsy report is received, he said. The police have as of now registered a case of accidental death, he added.

Suicide Prevention or Mental Health Helpline Numbers:

Tele Manas (Ministry of Health) – 14416 or 1800 891 4416; NIMHANS – 080-46110007; Peak Mind – 080-456 87786; Vandrevala Foundation – 9999 666 555; Arpita Suicide Prevention Helpline – 080-23655557; iCALL – 022-25521111 and 9152987821; COOJ Mental Health Foundation (COOJ) – 8322252525.

Women and Child Helpline Numbers:

Childline India – 1098; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women / Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/ 1291; Missing Child and Women – 1094.

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