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Missing Police Officer Found Dead in Lodge After 4 Days, Suicide Note Cites Marital Disputes
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News18•03-10-2026, 13:38
Missing Police Officer Found Dead in Lodge After 4 Days, Suicide Note Cites Marital Disputes
- •A police officer, Santosh Ramchandra Nanavare (36), was found dead in a lodge in Poladpur, Raigad district.
- •Nanavare, originally from Ozarde village in Satara district and working in the traffic branch, had been missing for four days.
- •He was staying at 'Jogle Lodge' on the Mumbai-Goa Highway, where he was found hanging on Friday morning.
- •A suicide note found by police indicated he took this step due to depression from continuous disputes with his wife, who was unwilling to live with him.
- •A case has been registered at Poladpur police station, and Sub-Inspector Satish Pawar is conducting further investigation.
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According to the recovered suicide note, Santosh Ramchandra Nanavare took his own life due to depression caused by continuous disputes with his wife, who was not willing to live with him.
On Friday morning, a lodge employee went to give Nanavare water for bathing, but received no response after knocking. The employee then slid open the window pane and peeked inside, discovering that he was hanging.
Santosh Ramchandra Nanavare was originally a resident of Ozarde village in Wai taluka of Satara district, and he served in the police traffic branch.
