India, Sept. 24 -- A local politician from Chembur and his family were booked on Monday for allegedly abetting the suicide of their 40-year-old neighbour. According to the victim's family, he had been falsely implicated in the suicide of the leader's 19-year-old son in January this year and had been distressed ever since.

According to the police, the incident occurred on September 12, when the victim, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee, died by suicide at his residence in Chawl Bungalows at Anand Nagar in Chembur. He is survived by his 38-year-old wife, a 17-year-old daughter, two sons aged 16 and 12, and his parents.

"We initially registered an accidental death report in connection with his death, but on Monday, his fa...