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Ex-Mumbai U-16 Footballer Found Hanging in Palghar Forest as Police Probe Suspected Suicide

Police await post-mortem findings after registering an accidental death report.

Overview

  • Sagar Sorti, also reported as Sagar Sorati, was discovered on November 18 hanging from a tree in the Medhwan/Mendhavan Khind forest in Palghar.
  • He had left home on November 15 saying he was traveling to Pune to play football and was reported missing after relatives lost contact.
  • Kasa police registered an Accidental Death Report and sent the body to JJ Hospital in Mumbai for a post-mortem examination.
  • Investigators say the death is suspected to be a suicide, with the exact cause to be determined by medical and forensic findings.
  • Family members told police he had been under mental stress for about two years, and Times Now reported police identified him via his mobile phone.