Mid-Day: Mumbai: Saturday, 17 October 2015.
A Right To Information (RTI) activist attempted
suicide in the Director General of Police (DGP) office in Colaba on Thursday
afternoon. The activist entered the DGP’s office and then attempted suicide by
drinking phenyl.
The Colaba police have identified the activist as
Bharat Bhagoji Phatkare (46), a resident of Virar.
Phatkare was carrying some documents related to
the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) that included files on scams in
the corporation regarding water supply. A police officer from Colaba police
station said, “He was angry since the Virar police was not registering a First
Information Report (FIR) in the matter even after he told them he had several
documents against the officers of VVMC.”
The activist claims that there was a multi-crore
scam in the municipal corporation and nobody was ready to register an FIR in
the matter. “He came to the DGP office, dispatched his letter and said he wanted
to meet some senior officers. But, he was told to take an appointment,
following which he allegedly drank phenyl on the office premises,” said the
police officer.
Phatkare was rushed to St George Hospital for
treatment. He has been booked for attempt to suicide by the Colaba police.
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