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Suicide note alleges he was taunted at the workplace; police register case ofagainst four.A man recently committed suicide by injecting himself with poison. Aniket Patil, 25, an engineer and MBA graduate, claimed in a suicide note that he was taunted at work over hisThe Powai police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against four people.According to the FIR, Patil, who hailed from Jalgaon, joined aa year ago after completing his engineering and MBA.He killed himself on June 27, and athe next day revealed the preliminary cause of death. Following the post-mortem, the Powai police registered anin the matter. His family then took the body back to their hometown for the last rites.According to relatives, a few days after the cremation, the family brought his suitcase and other belongings back to Jalgaon. On July 11, while checking his suitcase, they found an envelope in which Patil had left a suicide note. In it, he revealed that he was being harassed at work for being gay.“There was a three-page note in which he narrated his ordeal. He stated clearly that he was taunted and teased over his sexuality. His colleagues called him gay. Three days before committing suicide, Aniket told his mother he was going to quit his job,” the FIR said.Patil’s family, however, said he was not gay – that he was actually a “simple and religious” person. His father Dilip said the family was looking for a bride for him.“My son was tortured by his colleagues and even by his bosses. They would call him gay repeatedly.“He was fed up of the ugly comments. He also complained to the HR, but to no avail. On June 24 he called his mother and said he was going to resign from the company,” Dilip said.“We have registered an FIR and are investigating. We will take necessary action after that,” said a police officer.