A COVID-19 patient was on Friday found dead near a creek in Dombivli West, a day after he went missing from a quarantine centre. Police suspect that Ravi Shankar More, a key maker, committed suicide due to depression.

More, a 53-year-old resident of Motha Gaon in Dombivli West, was brought to the BHP Savlaram Mhatre Sports Complex, Manpada in Dombivli East, for quarantine on July 20. The civic health workers sent him home on July 28 as he did not have COVID-19 symptoms. However, he returned the next day with breathing trouble.