Maharashtra teen weightlifter commits suicide, found dead in a pond
A 19-year-old woman weightlifter was found dead in a pond in Goregaon village in Maharashtra's Raigad district in the wee hours of Thursday, the police said. As per the preliminary investigation, Vaibhavi Patekar committed suicide by jumping into the pond, a Goregaon police station official said. Vaibhavi messaged her friends and family about her inability to pursue weightlifting, the police said. Here's more.
The teen weightlifter had been missing since August 27
The deceased, Vaibhavi Patekar, had been missing since the night of August 27. The teen weightlifter had bagged a silver medal in a national-level competition in the past besides two gold medals in a state-level event.
