Thane, Jun 16: A 35-year-old debt-ridden man allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a creek in Maharashtra's Thane city, officials said on Sunday. Bablu Vishwakarma, a resident of Indira Nagar in Wagle Estate area, jumped into the Kharigaon creek in Kalwa from the Saket bridge at around 7 pm on Saturday, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management regional chief Yasin Tadvi said.

After being alerted, fire personnel and the disaster management cell team members launched a search which was halted later at night. The search resumed at around 7 am on Sunday and the body was located and fished out of the waters after four hours, the official said. Thane Suicide Case: Elderly Woman Hangs Herself Citing Mental Harassment by Son, Daughter-in-Law.

The deceased was under a heavy debt and was depressed and hence resorted to the extreme step, a police official said. The Kalwa police have sent the body for postmortem and as of now registered a case of accidental death, he said. Suicide Attempt at Mantralaya Video: Man Jumps From Upper Floor of Mantralaya Building in Mumbai, Lands on Safety Net; Viral Clip Surfaces.

Earlier, the police received information that two persons, including a woman, had jumped into the creek from the Saket bridge. The Kalwa police on Sunday confirmed that only one person jumped into the creek and his body was recovered.