GoAir employee wishes mother on birthday, then kills self

A 19-year-old employee of private carrier GoAir has allegedly committed suicide, police said on Friday, May 31.

The deceased, Manthan Chavan, was part of the Mumbai- based airline's ground staff at the Nagpur airport and ended his life on Thursday, May 30 afternoon at residence after wishing his mother, a policewoman, on her birthday, they said.

According to the police, Chavan hanged himself from an iron rod of a ventilator at his home in Chandramani Nagar under the Ajni police station area at around 2.45 pm.

READ: GoAir Withdraws Boarding Passes With Photos Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani

Chavan's father told the police its not clear why his son committed suicide, but he may have taken the extreme step due to work stress, police sub-inspector (Ajni) Kailash Magar said.

The deceased was on leave as he was down with jaundice for the last nearly two weeks, Magar said, quoting his father. "No suicide note was found at the spot, from where a piece of paper was recovered with the message, `Happy birthday mummy - I am sorry'. It was Manthan's mother's birthday yesterday," he said.

The Ajni police have registered a case of accidental death. "We are conducting a detailed investigation into the case," the sub-inspector said.

READ: One Out Of The Three Accused Doctors In Dr. Payal Tadvi Suicide Case Arrested

The mother of the deceased works with the special branch of the Nagpur police.