Mumbai: Police are looking at suicide being the strongest possibility in the death of law student Pallavi Vikramsey, who was found dead on the railway tracks between Currey Road and Parel on Wednesday. Investigating officers said it appears Pallavi had been depressed for some time.
Pallavi, who was interning with a south Mumbai law firm, left her workplace on Wednesday evening. A Missing Person’s Complaint was registered in her name at MRA Marg police station, and the GRP in Dadar later registered an Accidental Death Report. An officer said on Saturday that statements had been recorded from several of Pallavi’s close friends over the last two days. He said, “People close to Pallavi have confirmed that she had been noticeably depressed, and that her behaviour had changed in recent weeks. The investigation’s findings correspond with the text message Pallavi sent to her sister-in-law before boarding the train, which said no one was responsible for her death.”
Thane resident Geeta Gaikwad, a civic employee who was on the same train, recorded her statement with the railway police on Saturday. “Ms. Gaikwad said she saw Pallavi standing on the footboard of the train, and she was leaning out frequently before she fell off,” Senior PI Nitin Bobade, GRP, Dadar.
Mr. Bobade said the railway police will talk to Pallavi's friends and colleagues next week.
