India, April 8 -- The Bhoiwada police have booked a taxi driver for abetting the suicide of his elder brother, who died after consuming pesticide in August 2024. The accused, Ramesh Shukla, would threaten to take over his elder brother Ashok Shukla's home in Parel even though a court had restrained him from entering the premises, prompting the latter to consume anti-termite solution, said police.

The Bhoiwada police had registered an accidental death report (ADR) after Ashok Shukla, a printer and construction worker aged 70 years, died by suicide on August 20, 2024. But in December, the deceased's wife Urmila Shukla, 65, approached the police seeking the registration of an FIR in the case.

When the brothers divided their family property...