Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
- When Amir got to know about Juhi's plan he was shell shocked. He tried in vain to avoid the break-up but Juhi was firm about her career choice
By Dheeraj Fartode
A youth shot himself to death, grieving for his love. Amir Ali Arif Ali (22) committed suicide at his brother-in-law's residence in Utkarsha Nagar, near Friends Colony, Katol Road, just past Saturday midnight, said the police.
Gittikhadan police who rushed to spot said that the youth, a collegian, used a century old gun, belonging to his grandfather, to shoot himself on the chest. The incident occurred around 12.15 am when a dejected Amir opened the gun on himself in the bathroom. He was staying with his brother-in-law, Mohd Farukh Abdul Aziz, plot no. 20/C, Pioneer Regency.
The family had not heard the gun shot as the sound got muffled. Farukh's daughter, Rimsha (10), woke-up around midnight and found the bathroom door locked when she went to answer nature's call. She informed her father who broke down the door and found Amir lying in pool of blood. The profusely bleeding Amir was rushed to Wockhardt Hospital at Shankar Nagar, where he succumbed to gun shot at five minutes past three in early morning.
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The family member said that Amir was to marry Juhi, his long time girl friend. They were knowing each other since last few years and the two families had also approved the match. During start of the year Juhi shifted to New Delhi with family and the two still kept in touch.
In between, Juhi completed a course of Air Hostess and started avoiding Amir's calls. She was now more interested in pursuing a career in hospitality while Amir who had been dreaming of their life post marriage went into depression, the family told the police.
When Amir got to know about Juhi's plan he was shell shocked. He tried in vain to avoid the break-up but Juhi was firm about her career choice. As distance between the two grew too much, Juhi asked Amir to forgot herself. But that was not to be the case.
Finally when Juhi started avoiding taking calls from Amir, the youth was totally dejected and he finally made-up his mind to end his life, the police surmise. Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death. They have seized mobile handset and the gun from the spot. Further investigations are on.
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