Satara (Maharashtra): Deepali’s grief-stricken mother Shakuntala Chavan, while sobbing remarked that "Deepali preserved the forest. But my tigress is no more. She was visibly uncontrollable with anger and said that, if you are not able to hang the responsible officer for the death of my daughter, bring before me and I will hang him. I am ready to face whatever action government will take. She expressed regret that, had timely action taken against the guilty, her daughter would have been alive now. Nobody came to her rescue Shakuntala Chavan further said that Deepali had met MPs and MLAs from Vidarbha and related her miserable saga. She had especially told her story to MP from Amravati - Navneet Rana. But, nobody pursued the matter till its final conclusion. She had met many influential people but nobody came to her rescue."
Shakuntala Chavan, unable to control her grief said that her daughter was educated without any support. She was posted directly to Melghat after selection, where even a basic facility like a phone is lacking. She still continued her job without complaining. She has no sister or any other relatives. Shakuntala Chavan reiterated how senior officers harassed Deepali while she was in service. She was being deliberately harassed by levelling false charges, said the mother.
A new twist comes up in the Deepali Chavan suicide case
Amravati: The suicide case of forest range officer Deepali Chavan working in the Melghat tiger project is turning out to be full of twists and turns. A new name Manisha Uike has been surfaced in another letter written by the victim, which has baffled the investigators. Deepali committed suicide by shooting herself last Thursday and the entire forest department was shocked.
Police have recovered a suicide note addressed to chief conservator Srinivas Reddy written by Deepali, which mentions that senior officer Vinod Shivkumar had been responsible for her death. Consequently, Shivkumar has been arrested and Reddy transferred to Nagpur. The court had remanded Shivkumar to police custody till 29th of March. Now, a new twist has come up in this matter with the recovery of another letter written by Deepali, in which she has made allegations against one Manisha Uike.
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