Pune: Senior citizen jumps to death in Chikhali

PUNE: A 62-year-old man jumped to death early on Monday from the terrace of a building at Gharkul in Chikhali.
The Chikhali police found a suicide note, written by victim Rohidas Pingle, which stated that he was ending his life following prolonged illness. No one should be held responsible for his death, he said in the note, police said.
Assistant inspector Taufik Sayyad of the Chikhali police told TOI that the incident occurred around 7.45am on Monday. A resident of a neighbouring building heard a loud thud and found an elderly man lying on the floor.
“The chairman of Pingle’s building identified him and alerted the son of the deceased,” the officer said.