Doctor commits suicide

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- Parinda Bureau, December 13, 2005, 10:10 IST

Andheri: Dr. Anjali Thakkar, a resident of Lokhandwala Complex at Andheri committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her residence On 5th December.

Dr Anjali ran her own clinic in Adarsh Nagar Oshiwara while her husband Rajendra Thakkar had a clinic in Juhu lane. The couple has two daughters and one son who is mentally imbalanced. She was said to be depressed over the state of her son and had tried killing herself twice before. Her husband Rajendra said, "After the age of 40, women go through menopause and often get depressing thoughts due to hormonal changes."

Their first son too was mentally challenged and expired at the age of eight.

One of her daughters is studying in Mithibai College while the other is in school. Her son is also in a school. Since theirs was a love marriage, the couple had differences with Anjali's three brothers. The police have lodged a complaint under Section 306. The case is being investigated by Sanjay Pawar of Oshiwara police station.