Mumbai, April 22: A tragic incident has shaken Maharashtra's Solapur district, where a nine-month pregnant woman allegedly died by suicide on Monday afternoon, April 21. The 21-year-old woman, who was eagerly awaiting the birth of her first child, was found hanging in her bedroom at her home in Gaigavhan village in Solapur's Sangola around 3 PM, just weeks before her due date of April 29, 2025.
According to a report published by News18, the family members, unaware of her distress, called for her to join them for dinner but received no response. Concerned, her brother-in-law, Swapnil Takle, broke a window to check on her, only to discover the heartbreaking scene. Palghar Shocker: Teen Girl Dies by Suicide a Day After 24-Year-Old Boyfriend Ends Life Over Live-In Relationship Dispute Near Mumbai.
Woman Wrote ‘Forgive Me, I Have No Good Qualities’ in Suicide Note
Preliminary reports indicate that Rukmini used a red turban to hang herself from an iron beam in her home. A note left behind read, "Forgive me, I have no good qualities."
Rukmini had married Suraj Sitaram Takle on March 17, 2024, and her sudden death has left her family and the community in shock. Following a postmortem at Sangola Rural Hospital, her body was returned to her family. Local police have registered her death as accidental and are conducting a thorough investigation to understand the circumstances surrounding this tragedy. Suicide in Panvel: Woman Pushes Minor Daughter to Death Before Jumping off 29th Floor of High-Rise in Palaspe.
In another incident, a 20-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide by jumping off a 14-storey building in the Dadar area in Mumbai on April 2. Zana Sethia, a third-year B Com student, allegedly jumped off the terrace of the Techno Heights building in Hindu Colony on Tuesday evening.
Suicide Prevention and 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.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 22, 2025 05:16 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).