London-returned victim accused wife, family of seeking money
AHMEDABAD: TORTURED BY IN-LAWS, 35-YEAR-OLD SETS SELF AFIRE
Ahmedabad Mirror | Updated: Apr 20, 2018,
The house where Shailesh Patel (inset) set himself on fire
A 35-year old man, who worked in London till last year, on Thursday, committed suicide by setting himself on fire at his house in Antarshuba village in Nadiad. In his suicide note, he claimed that he took this step as his estranged wife and family had threatened to file false dowry case against him if he didn’t meet their monetary demands. Antarshuba police has filed asuicide case and started the investigation.
Shailesh Patel (35) a resident of Antarshuba village near Kapadvanj town, had returned to India last year after working in London for seven years. He had come back in 2016 to get married to Bhumika Joshi. A year ago, the couple began facing marital issues and Bhumika left Shailesh to live with her parents. On Thursday morning, Shailesh set himself on fire and died before he could be taken to the hospital.
Antarshuba police found a suicide note from his house which was written on a 20-rupee stamp. He mentioned four names Bhumika, brother-in-laws Prashant Joshi, Sanjay Joshi and Janak Sharma and accused them of being responsible for his suicide. Shailesh said in the suicide note, “When I was in London I had sent these people some jewellery and money for business and personal use. When I returned, they not only did not give back my money they also started sought money from me. They threatened to file false cases against me.”
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