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Maharashtra Police Book Seven After Suicide Linked to Viral Urination Video

Investigators opened a BNS case alleging abetment of suicide tied to criminal intimidation over the clip’s circulation.

Overview

  • Police say the man died by suicide on November 5 after sustained abuse over a video showing public urination near the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station signboard.
  • An FIR names seven under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation, and the investigation is ongoing to identify others involved.
  • Officers cited local social-media amplification, including an account linked to a Shiv Sena district chief, as intensifying the backlash, a claim also raised by the family.
  • The two men in the clip issued an apology after it spread, yet threats and trolling continued according to police and family accounts.
  • Key details about the deceased’s name and age vary across reports, no arrests have been widely confirmed, and residents gathered to demand swift action.