Overview
- The man died on November 5 after jumping into a well in Tokmal/Thokmal Tanda, Jalna, following sustained online abuse over a clip showing him and a friend urinating near a Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station signboard.
- Police say the men issued a public apology, yet abusive messages and threats continued, which investigators link to the decision to end his life.
- An FIR has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for criminal intimidation and abetment of suicide, based on a complaint by the deceased’s uncle.
- Coverage cites conflicting personal details, with reports naming the victim as Mahesh Ade/Adhe and listing his age as 22, 27 or 28.
- Investigators are examining accounts that circulated the video, with one outlet reporting a local page linked to a Shiv Sena district chief among those that amplified it.