Materials supplier booked for abetment after construction firm owner ends life in Palghar

Palghar: A businessman was booked for allegedly abetting the suicide of a construction firm owner, who had ended his life by jumping in front of a train in Palghar district, a police official said on Friday.

Sudarshan Gawli (44), owner of a construction firm, had jumped in front of a train on May 11, before which he sent a WhatsApp message to his partner blaming one Dhanesh Bhoir for forcing him to take the extreme step, the Palghar railway police station official said. Gawli’s firm had got a contract related to railway line foundation work between Virar and Dahanu, with Bhoir being his main supplier of materials, the official said.

“Gawli and his partner owed Bhoir Rs 6.24 lakh, which he paid with great difficulty after pawning jewellery etc. However, he was being harassed for payment despite clearing Rs 5.66 lakh. In distress, Gawli ended his life,” the official said. Based on a complaint by Gawli’s brother on May 26, Bhoir was booked for abetment of suicide under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, though he is yet to be arrested, the official informed.

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