19-year-old ends life in Mahisagar river

Vadodara: A 19-year-old youth ended his life by jumping into the Mahisagar river at Savli taluka on Saturday morning.
Identified as Shaileshkumar Gohil, the police said that he had reached Mahisagar river bridge near Poicha Kanoda village around 9.30 am.
After parking his bike on the side of the road, he jumped off surprising passers-by and locals who immediately informed the police.
“We took the help of fire brigade from Vadodara to find the youth. Around noon, firemen fished out his body,” said a police official. On learning about the youth taking the extreme step, Savli MLA Ketan Inamdar also reached the spot.
Police said that Gohil, who assisted his father in farming, had left home at around 8 am saying that he is going for his friend’s birthday celebration.
Cops are yet to know the exact reason behind Gohil’s suicide bid.
His body was handed over to the family in the afternoon after post-mortem tests.
A case of accidental death was registered at Savli police station.