College founder shoots self dead in Latur; probe underway

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A 65-year-old founder of an educational institute allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Maharashtra's Latur city on Tuesday morning, police said.

The deceased, Sanjeev Sonwane, is the founder of Chandrabhanu Sonwane Junior College and the nephew of late Maharashtra minister Keshavrao Sonwane, an official said.

The police were alerted about the shooting in the morning hours, he said. A probe has been launched to ascertain the exact circumstances that led Sonwane to take the extreme step, and the police are probing all angles, he said.

Further details are awaited, the official added.

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