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Youth jumps off Mumbai mall after meeting ex-girl friend who had charged him with rape
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IBNS) A 24-year-old youth has committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of High Street Mall in Thane after meeting his former girlfriend who had filed a rape case against him.
Media reports quoted police as saying that the man has been identified as Vaibhav Vishnu Azgekar, a resident of Dadlani Park, Balkum, Thane.
According to police, Azgekar came to meet his ex-girlfriend who had registered a sexual assault case against him on May 22 as he had refused to marry her.
Police said they are quizzing the girl to get details of the incident.
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