Pune News: A 10th-grade student from a well-known English medium school in Pune died by suicide at her home in Mohammedwadi on Friday night. According to initial police investigations, the 15-year-old girl was reportedly overwhelmed by the pressure of her upcoming preliminary exams, which were scheduled to start on Monday. The incident was reported to the police by a resident of the Nyati Garden society, where the girl lived, between 7 pm and 9 pm.

According to a Indian Express report, authorities discovered that she had hanged herself from a ceiling fan. A team from the Kalepadal police station later took her body to a hospital for a postmortem examination. Senior police inspector Mansingh Patil confirmed that a suicide note was found at the scene.

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Following standard procedures, an accidental death report has been filed at the Kalepadal police station and an investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding this event.

In separate news, a FIR was filed against Arun Pawar, a hotel owner from Hadapsar, for putting up an air balloon to support Shiv Sena candidate Vijay Shivtare on November 8. The complaint was lodged by Shekhar Amardeep Kamble, the chief of the flying squad for the Purandar assembly segment, who is an agriculture-related government official.

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Kamble, along with police sub-inspector SR More, investigated the incident after receiving a tip about the balloon displaying Shivtare’s election symbol. Upon reaching the location, they confirmed the balloon was tied to Pawar’s hotel. Prior to lodging the FIR, election authorities verified with the code of conduct cell to check if permission had been granted for the balloon's political use.


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