A consumer activist and owner of the ‘Jagrut Nagrik’ in Vadodara, P V  Moorjani, ended his life by shooting himself in the head at his residence on Waghodia Road on Friday. In a WhatsApp message, Moorjani claimed mental torture from a young woman he considered daughter and her mother.

The body of Moorjani was found by his wife, who had gone to temple when the incident took place.

A suicide note, sent via WhatsApp to Moorjani’s friends around 9.52 pm, revealed that he had taken this drastic step due to immense stress caused by Komal, a girl who he considered a daughter and her mother. 

Among many allegation, the note detailed a recent incident where Komal reacted angrily to Moorjani’s purchase of a new Mercedes car. Komal verbally abused the activist and threatened to damage the vehicle since he had taken his wife out in the car. 

Moorjani described a pattern of such distressing behaviour from his Komal and her mother, which edged him to suicide, according to the note.

The Panigate police station is investigating the case and has confirmed that Moorjani used his licensed revolver to commit the act. While no suicide note was found at the scene, the WhatsApp message revealed the reason of suicide.

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