Mumbai: Uddhav Sena leader found dead on track

A prominent leader of the Shiv Sena UBT faction Sudhir More 62 was found dead on the railway tracks after being hit by a local train at 1130 pm near Ghatkopar railway station on August 31 The Kurla GRP is registering an FIR based on his sonrsquos statement alleging that he was being harassed by a womanMore was a former corporator and the Shiv Sena UBT communications chief for Ratnagiri district ldquoHe came to Shivaji Maidan to attend a meeting related to dahi handi and Ganpati celebrations Around 930 pm he went to his residence for dinner Later he left his place and went somewhere alonerdquo a local resident of the Parksite area told middayAccording to the Government Railway Police GRP More died by suicide at 1130 pm but no suicide note has been recovered Sources said he received two phone calls before that He allegedly received one call at 1100 pm after which he went alone towards Ghatkopar railway station He was also seen talking on the phone at the stationParksite residents pay their respects at Shivaji Maidan PicRajesh GuptaldquoMore went onto platform No 2 at Ghatkopar and got down on the tracks leading towards Vidyavihar station The motormen in the KalyanCSMT fast train spotted him on the track and even used the emergency brake but couldnrsquot halt the train on timerdquo a GRP officer said The statement of the motormen has been recordedldquoAfter the incident we initially registered an ADR in the matter We didnrsquot recover any suicide note but after recording his son Samarrsquos statement we are in the process of registering an FIR Further investigations are underwayrdquo said the officerIn his statement Samar said that Nilima Chavanmdashan advocate and social workermdashhad mentally harassed his father causing him to take the extreme step ldquoShe called him after which left for the stationrdquo Samar saidAccording to an officer CCTV footage at the station shows that More was on a phone call with someone ldquoWe have recovered his phone and sent it for forensic analysis An FIR has been registered against Nilima Chavan under IPC Section 306 Abetment to suiciderdquo the officer saidMorersquos body was sent to Rajawadi hospital for a postmortem examination after which it was handed over to this family and his last rites were performed at Varshanagar Samashan BhumiThe UBT factionrsquos Vinayak Raut said ldquoToday is a black day for ushellip we lost a leader like Sudhir I gathered information that he had received some calls before taking the extreme step We are going to appeal to the police to investigate the matterrdquoMeanwhile local residents said the entire Parksite area was mourning the death of the leader ldquoHe was always smiling and would help locals in distress He also looked after the Ganpati celebrations Now I donrsquot know how we would celebrate the festival without him Itrsquos hard to believe that he is no morerdquo Kalpana Gosavi told middayRajshree Parab said he had a strong hold in Parksite and locals in the area have decided to keep shops schools and colleges shut as a mark of respect2No of calls More received before jumping on track