The family of Mitesh Jagtap has accused the police of driving their son to suicide

Fearing that the police would label him as "thief", a 21-year-old ended his life in Titwala, Thane, yesterday. His parents have alleged that the Titwala police took their son's mobile phone and jacket on the pretext of probing his role in a bike theft case. Mitesh Rajesh Jagtap had a diploma in automobiles and was looking for a job for the last few months. He lived with his parents and younger brother, Jatin Jagtap, 18, in Nyaneshwar Nagar, Titwala. His father works as a security guard and mother takes tuitions at home.