Air India Pilot Suicide Case: 25-Year-Old Women's Partner Held For Abetment, Parents Accuse Him Of Abusing

Mumbai Police’s Powai branch unit have arrested Aditya Pandit (27) on Tuesday, November 26, in the suicide case of a 25-year-old Air India pilot, who was found dead in her rented Andheri (East) residence.

The pilot, Srishti Tuli, was found suspended from a data cable at her residence. She is originally from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

This development came after her family accused Pandit for allegedly abetting the suicide of his girlfriend.

They also accused him of ill-treatment and driving her to self-harm. The family, who lives in Gorakhpur urged Mumbai police to investigate the case thoroughly and alleged that he used to abuse her in public and also stopped her from eating non-vegetarian food.

Pandit has been sent to police custody till November 29. A police officer said they did not find any suicide note in her flat.

According to reports, Tuli and Pandit got into a relationship when training together to be pilots in Delhi. While Tuli got a job, Pandit did not. She moved to Mumbai in 2023 and later starting living together. Pandit visited her and had lived in her flat for nearly a week before the incident, said a police officer.

The victim's family later discovered that the accused frequently taunted and harassed her, even withdrawing money from her bank account.

As per reports, Pandit left for Delhi by car around 1 am on Monday, November 25, but returned after Tuli made a "distress call". Unable to access her locked flat, he contacted her friend Urvi Panchal. They got a locksmith to open it and found her unconscious. They rushed Tuli to Seven Hills Hospital, where she was declared dead.

Following the uncle's complaint, Pandit was arrested under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). He was presented in court, where he was remanded to police custody for four days, the official added.

The police revealed that the couple often fought, with the accused allegedly taunting and harassing her, which ultimately led to her tragic death. However, the family claims that she cannot commit suicide.