Deepti Tejas More

Arnav

Sudhakar Pathare

Shreeniwas Munde

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Choosing the day of her birthday to kill herself, a 35- year-old woman ended her life by jumping from the terrace of her building at Manikbaug, Sinhagad Road, early on Sunday morning. Before committing suicide, she also killed her fiveyear- old son. Cops found a suicide note in the house, in which the woman stated that she took the drastic step because ‘expectations from life had remained unfulfilled’.The deceased has been identified as(35) and her son(5). Her husband Tejas is an IT professional at a reputable private company here; Deepti was also a techie. Her husband was in the house when she killed herself. According to police, the couple even celebrated her birthday at midnight.Deputy commissioner of police (zone II)said, “It was her birthday on Sunday. In the note, she has stated that nobody should be held responsible for her death. She also said that she had a lot of expectations from life, which could not be fulfilled. She killed her son because she felt he should not face any problems after her death. She also mentioned how she wanted her last rites performed.”According to Sinhagad police, the son was killed in the wee hours of Sunday; Deepti jumped off the terrace around 6 am. Senior police inspector in charge of Sinhagad Road police station,, said, “The couple cut ato bring in Deepti’s birthday at 12 am, then went to sleep — Tejas in one bedroom, Deepti and her son in the other. On Sunday morning, when Tejas woke up, Deepti told him that she is frustrated and had killed their son. When a panicked Tejas rushed to his son, she pushed him, ran out of the house and locked the main door from outside. She then ran up to the terrace, from where she killed herself. Hearing screams, neighbours rushed to the house, managed to get Tejas out and called the police. Prima facie, it looks like Deepti initially tried to cut the veins on Arnav’s wrist, but after failed attempts, strangulated him.”Cops also said relations between Deepti and Tejas had gone sour over the last few months. She had left her job in IT four months ago. Now, police are probing various reasons behind the suicide.