Maharashtra Forest Minister Quits, BJP Alleges He's Linked To Suicide Case

Sunday, 28 February 2021Newsdesk

Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod has resigned from his post after the opposition BJP linked him to a 23-year-old woman's alleged death by suicide in Pune.

New Delhi, 28 February 2021

"I have submitted my resignation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Since I have been accused of being linked to the woman's death, maligned, I don't think I should continue on this post...I will appeal (to the authorities) that a swift investigation should be conducted in this matter so that the truth comes out," he said. The woman, Pooja Chavan, native of Maharashtra's Beed district, had been living in Pune with her brother and his friends to pursue an English-speaking course. The police said the woman allegedly died by suicide on February 8.

Source - NDTV