Nitin Shete (43), deputy CEO of Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan, was found hanging at his residence at Shete Vasti in Shani Shingnapur village, around 300km from Mumbai, a police official said
An accidental death case was registered at the local police station and further probe was on, the official said. Representational Pic
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the trust that oversees the renowned Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district reportedly took his own life on Monday, police said, just weeks after a revelation of corruption, reported the PTI.
Nitin Shete (43), deputy CEO of Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan, was found hanging at his residence in Shete Vasti, Shani Shingnapur village, approximately 300 km from Mumbai, a police officer stated, according to the news agency PTI.
The motive behind Shete's death, who was also a former trustee of the temple management, remains unknown, he added.
The incident was uncovered in the morning when Shete's family members, unable to get any response despite repeated knocks on his door, grew concerned. With neighbourly help, they then forced open the door and found the deputy CEO hanging from the ceiling with a rope, according to the official.
On being alerted, a police team reached the spot and rushed Shete to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. The exact cause of death would be known only after the post-mortem report is received, he informed, reported news agency PTI.
An accidental death case was registered at the local police station and further probe was on, the official said.
The issue of collecting donations through fake apps and alleged corruption in the day-to-day operations of the temple surfaced in the assembly during the just concluded monsoon session of the state legislature, as per the news agency PTI.
The Maharashtra government had then directed police to register cases against the trust that manages the operations of the popular temple dedicated to Lord Shani.
While investigating the suicide of Shete, police will also probe if he had anything to do with the corruption charges levelled against the temple trust, the official said.
MHADA official booked for abetment of suicide after wife kills self in Kandivali flat
Meanwhile, in another case, a senior MHADA official was booked on Sunday for abetment of suicide after his wife allegedly killed herself in their flat in Kandivali in north Mumbai, a police official said, reported the PTI.
The 42-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in her flat in the Lokhandwala area of Kandivali East on Saturday evening, the Samata Nagar police station official said.
(With PTI inputs)
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