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Funeral in Mumbai turns violent

As per Chembur police station officials, protesters gathered near Chhagan Mitha petrol pump and blocked vehicular traffic.

Mumbai: A funeral procession of a 44-year-old man, who allegedly committed suicide on Sunday after police failed to locate his missing daughter, took a violent turn in Mumbai’s Chembur area on Tuesday after people resorted to stone-pelting.

Hundreds of people had gathered on Tuesday for the funeral of Pancharam Rithadia (44), who committed suicide by jumping before a running train at Tilak Nagar last Sunday.

As per Chembur police station officials, protesters gathered near Chhagan Mitha petrol pump and blocked vehicular traffic. In one of the videos that went viral on social media, an angry crowd was seen pelting stones on police vehicles, leading to traffic jams.

However, the crowd dispersed after the intervention of the police and the traffic was restored.

On condition of anonymity, a policeman who was on duty said, “The protestors were relatives and family friends of Rithadia. The people turned to angry protests after police, they claimed, failed to solve the case of his 17-year-old missing daughter.”

Rithadia, a shoemaker, was a resident of Chembur’s Thakar Bapa Colony. In his suicide note, he blamed the local police for not assisting in his missing daughter’s case. He also mentioned five people in connection with the case who were harassing him.

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