MUMBAI: A day after the ex-journalist along with her seven-year-old son jumped to death from their 12th floor flat at Tulipia building in Sakinaka, police arrested a 33-year-old pilot allegedly in a case of abetment to suicide.
Accused Shadab Khan, a pilot by profession, was arrested late on Tuesday based on the one-page suicide note that the deceased Reshma Trenchil (44) has left behind in which she has mentioned that she is taking the extreme step due to the harassment from her neighbours–three members of the Khan family.
Meanwhile, Trenchil’s brother who is in the US will reach Mumbai on Friday to perform the final rites.
Shadab was produced before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday and he has been sent to judicial custody.
Shadab’s parents–Ayub Khan and Shehnaaz Khan were not arrested –due to their ill-health.
“Trenchil ended her life due to depression and harassment she has mentioned in suicide note that she faced from Khan family.
She was depressed since her husband and in-laws died due to Covid in May,” said Balwant Deshmukh, Sakinaka police.
Pilot held in ex-journalist suicide case
