The 25-year-old whistleblower in the infamous Hiranandani hospital kidney racket two years ago, was found hanging at his residence in Diva on Tuesday. mid-day had reported in 2016 about how Sunder Singh Jadhav had been forced to go into hiding after receiving multiple death threats.

Kishor Pasalkar, senior inspector from Mumbra police station, said, "We came to know about his death from his neighbours. He was found hanging and we have sent the body for a medical examination. At this stage we cannot say whether it is a suicide or anything else. We are awaiting the post mortem report. Prima facie it looks like he died two to three days ago. We have registered an Accidental Death Record and are investigating."