Woman kills self in police station in Mumbai

Mumbai: A 28-year old woman, arrested on charges of cheating, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling in a detention room at the Goregaon police station on Friday.The incident gave the police the blushes as they had to admit that no one was guarding the woman when she took the extreme step.Swapna Salvi was allegedly involved in a credit card cheating case. She was arrested by the Gujarat police on Wednesday, and was brought to the Goregaon police station on Thursday.

Ramrao Pawar, additional commissioner of police, North West region, said, “Salvi had been kept in the detention room for questioning. The woman police officials who were with her in the room had stepped out for some work.“When they returned after a short while, they found Salvi hanging from the ceiling fan. She used her dupatta to hang herself.” Salvi was rushed to the Bhagwati Hospital, but was declared dead before admission.