Pune: The 14-year-old daughter of NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar’s personal assistant, who had been missing since Saturday night, was found dead near a building drain in a town in the district on Sunday morning.Additional superintendent of police (Baramati division) Ganesh Biradar told TOI, “It was a case of suicide. The girl allegedly jumped from the building’s terrace.”An officer from the Pune Rural police said that after arguing with her family, the Std IX student left home on Saturday night. Later that night, a case of abduction was registered as the girl was a minor.Police had checked CCTV camera footage to trace the girl’s movements from the time she left home, and a prima facie investigation suggested that it was a case of suicide. “The postmortem report also confirmed it. There is no foul play,” the officer said. “A case of accidental death has been registered.”Rohit Pawar said the girl’s father had been associated with him as his PA since his days as a zilla parishad member. He said the police investigation was underway and it was wrong to draw conclusions before further details emerged. “I met the doctors and the DSP and made it clear that any negligence during the postmortem examination or police investigation will not be tolerated. Police must investigate the matter seriously and bring out all facts,” Pawar said.He added that the girl’s family was grieving and that the Pawars were standing by them.While refraining from blaming police specifically in the case, Pawar said the overall crime situation in Maharashtra was a matter of concern and reflected a lack of effective action by the state home department.
