Denied Diwali shopping, 20-yr-old girl ends life

Nagpur: Upset for not being taken to market for Diwali shopping, 20-year-old Payal Karadbhajne allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling at her residence at Vasant Nagar on Tuesday.
Payal, a second year student of commerce at Dhanwate National College (company secretaryship), was told by father Datta to wait for another day before she can join others for shopping. It’s learnt that the family had gone for shopping a day ago leaving her behind.

Explaining the financial constraint of the family, Datta said he had been already spending substantially so that she got sound education. The family members claimed that Payal, eldest of three siblings, might have taken her father’s scolding to her heart to such an extent that she decided to take the drastic step.

Datta, a farmer, said he had already paid Rs35,000 for Payal’s first year fees of CS at an institution at Ramdaspeth. “I only requested her to wait for a day before she could go for marketing,” he said.

“We are farmers. Our income depends on the harvest, which is expected in December. I was planning to pay for her second year course as soon as the harvest season started,” said Datta who daily travels to his farm at Umred, around 25km away from his residence.

“She had mentioned about her second year fees, which was important for me,” said the father.

Family sources said Payal committed suicide shortly after her father returned home for lunch. “She had gone to her first floor bedroom. As she was not responding, the family went up to see her. She was spotted hanging from the ceiling fan after the family members peeped through the window,” said a family source.

Ajni police have registered a case as accidental death. Her body has been sent to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Police said no suicide note was found from the spot. Senior PI of Ajni police station Shailesh Sankhe said he heard about her being upset for not being made part of Diwali shopping.