Maharashtra: Railway section engineer shoots himself dead in Palghar

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A section engineer with the railways allegedly shot himself in his home in Virar, Palghar district, a police official said.

"Nitesh Chourasia, 36, shot himself with a revolver in his Vartak Nagar home on Saturday night when his wife and son were in another room," Senior Inspector Suresh Warade of Virar police station said.

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"As per the suicide note found at the scene, Chourasia was depressed for the past six to seven years, due to which he took this step. He has stated that no one is to be blamed for the incident," Warade informed.

(With inputs from PTI)