A case of suicide of two female employees of Municipal Corporation has come to light in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Two women employees of Gandhinagar Civic Body allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the canal. Police gave information about this on Saturday (07 March). An official said that the deceased Sejal Patel (26) and Ripal Rawat (24) were residents of Ahmedabad and were recently recruited as employees in Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation.

Giving information, Adalaj Police Inspector LD Odedara said that before jumping into the Nabhoi canal at around 8 pm on Friday night, a woman had told her family that she was going to commit suicide with her friend. He told that the family members tried to contact the women, but their mobile phones were switched off.

Bodies handed over to family members after post mortem

The officer further said that the police recovered the bodies with the help of the fire department, which were handed over to the family members after post-mortem. He said that no suicide note has been recovered from the incident spot. The reason for suicide has also not been known yet. The police is investigating the matter.

Head constable committed suicide in Gandhinagar

Earlier, a case of suicide of a police head constable had come to light in Gandhinagar. A police head constable posted at Sector-7 police station in Gandhinagar was found dead at his residence on 23 January 2026. The deceased was identified as Upendrasinh Vaghela, a resident of Pethapur. Vaghela had come home on sick leave. According to the police, Vaghela was found hanging from the ceiling fan on the upper floor of his house. After this the family members informed the police officials about this incident. Even during this time the police did not find any suicide note.