Thane
Protesting police inaction in the suicide case of his brother and sister-in law in Thane, a man chopped off his index finger, a video of which has gone viral on social mediaDhananjay Nanavare’s shocking act was not only directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi but also Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The drastic action was fueled by his frustration over the police inaction in the suicide case of his brother Nandkumar Nanavare and sister-in-law Ujjawala Nanavare. The heart-wrenching incident took place on August 1, when both Nandkumar and Ujjawala, residents of Ulhasnagar, ended their lives by
jumping off from their terrace. Nandkumar, who worked as a personal assistant for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Pappu Kalani and also served under Shiv Sena MLA Balaji Kinikar, left a suicide note naming several individuals for the drastic step. Dhananjay Nanavare captured the grim episode of him severing his finger on camera and voiced his anguish. Through the video, he delivered a stern message to the government and the police, declaring, I would keep cutting off parts of my body and offer them to the government if the police did not take any concrete action against my brother Nandukumar’s murderers. Acting swiftly, the police detained four individuals mentioned in the suicide note. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) for Thane, Shivtaj Patil, stated, We are probing the case and during the probe we came across four names mentioned in the suicide note by the deceased. We have detained them and are currently questioning them. The case’s initial investigation suggests that Nandkumar had reached out to prominent individuals in Ambernath and even police officials before resorting to such drastic measures.
