Mumbai, Aug 2: In yet another development in the Pooja Chavan suicide case, the Pune police have revealed that many phone calls took place between Pooja and the accused Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rathod in the last four-five days before the former allegedly committed suicide.
The police came to this conclusion as recordings of these conversations were retrieved from the deceased’s mobile phone. Amongst all the conversations between the duo, the Pune police said there is one that had lasted for as long as 90-minutes.
“Prima facie based on the evidence retrieved from the phone, the person talking to her (Pooja) appears to be Rathod. She had recorded all their conversations. The conversations took place in the Banjara language so we are getting a translation done,”
a police source was quoted as telling to a private media.
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Prior to her death, the Tik Tok star had been living in Pune, from where she was pursuing some educational course. After Pooja Chavan death, it was alleged that she was in a relationship with the Shiv Sena leader and ex-Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod.
Pooja Chavan had allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Heaven Park building in Pune’s Wanawadi area on February 8. Soon after, many audio tapes allegedly linked to Pooja Chavan’s death, alluding to the involvement of the state minister, had also viral on social media.
In one such audio clip, one person was heard making some suggestions to suppress a case. The person also issued instructions in Marathi to take possession of laptops and mobiles phones and the ‘issue’ should not be escalated. Further, some social media posts claimed that Pooja Chavan was in a relationship with the Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rathod.
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The 22-year-old TikTok celebrity Pooja Chavan’s suicide case has created tremendous political pressure on the Shiv Sena government, especially after the name of one of its cabinet ministers, Sanjay Rathod surfaced in connection with the case. Amidst increasing demands for his immediate resignation and arrest, it was reported on February 16, that Sanjay Rathod had sent his resignation to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray’s office.