Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested NCR-based man, Aditya Pandit, 27, on expenses of abetment to suicide after his buddy Srishti Tuli, a 25-year-old Air India pilot, allegedly died by suicide in Marol, Andheri, on Monday.
The lady’s household, primarily based in Gorakhpur, informed The Indian Categorical that they believe the accused from Faridabad, with whom she was in a relationship, killed her and was making an attempt to painting it as suicide. They alleged that he abused her in public and stopped her from consuming non-vegetarian meals. The household has urged the Mumbai police to totally examine the matter.
In response to Powai police, Tuli was discovered lifeless at her rented lodging behind Marol Police Camp in Andheri (East) early Monday. Preliminary inquiries point out that she was mentally disturbed attributable to harassment by Pandit, police mentioned. Pandit had been getting ready for a pilot’s examination however didn’t qualify, they added.
Preliminary police probe has revealed that when Tuli returned residence after work on Sunday, she had an argument with Pandit, who had been frequenting her place of late. At round 1 am, Pandit reportedly left for Delhi. Tuli known as him on his cellphone and allegedly revealed that she was going to take the intense step.
In response to police, Pandit then returned to her place however discovered the door locked from inside. He known as a key maker, received the room opened, and located her unresponsive, officers mentioned.
Pandit rushed her to Seven Hills Hospital in Marol, the place Tuli was declared lifeless. Quickly her household and the police have been knowledgeable.
Jitendra Sonawane, senior inspector of Powai police station, mentioned they arrested Pandit below part 108 (abetment to suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on a grievance from Tuli’s household. “He was produced in courtroom on Tuesday and remanded to 4 days’ police custody,” the inspector mentioned.
“The autopsy report signifies the reason for demise to be suicide. We have now despatched the girl’s cellphone, which is locked, to a forensic lab to analyse her conversations with the accused. We’ll quickly document statements from her members of the family, shut buddies, colleagues and roommates,” Sonawane added.
Sources additionally mentioned that the investigators are prone to query one other lady pilot who was a typical buddy of Tuli and Pandit.
Met in Delhi 2 years in the past
In response to the primary data report (FIR), the 2 met in Delhi round two years in the past whereas coaching for Industrial Pilot’s License (CPL). Tuli lived in Delhi’s Dwarka in the course of the coaching interval. After the coaching, she received a job with Air India and moved to Mumbai in June 2023.
The lady’s uncle Vivek Kumar Tuli, who runs a gasoline company in Gorakhpur, spoke to her buddies and colleagues who informed him that Pandit would typically misbehave together with her and attempt to management her, the FIR said. After Tuli missed the engagement perform of Pandit’s sister attributable to work, he refused to talk to her for almost 10 days, they mentioned. His behaviour typically left her mentally disturbed, the FIR added.
“He used to yell at her publicly. As soon as at a celebration, he shouted at her for consuming non-vegetarian meals and stopped her from doing so once more. He used to break her automotive and depart her in the course of the street. He used to harass her loads, however Tuli beloved him loads,” Vivek Kumar mentioned in his assertion to the police.
CCTV footage from Tuli’s society reveals that she reached residence after work on Sunday. She additionally spoke to her mom over the cellphone, displaying no signal of fear, which signifies that she died after arguing with Pandit, Vivek Kumar alleged within the FIR.
‘Pandit withdrew cash from her account’
Chatting with The Indian Categorical, Vivek Kumar mentioned that although the autopsy report factors to suicide, the household strongly suspects that Pandit gave her some sort of sedative and killed her. “He used to withdraw cash from her checking account, and we suspect he was blackmailing her. We have now discovered some transactions. We’d quickly share these particulars with the police,” he said.
“Tuli was the primary lady pilot from Gorakhpur… At her cremation in Gorakhpur, a whole bunch gathered to pay tribute,” Vivek Kumar mentioned, including that the incident has left the whole household in deep shock.
Srishti Tuli hailed from an Military household. Her grandfather Narendrakumar Tuli died within the 1971 India-Pakistan struggle, and her uncle too briefly labored within the Indian Military.
