THANE, Nov. 22 -- A day after it was revealed that a 19-year-old student from Kalyan died by suicide after he was purportedly harassed for not speaking in Marathi, despite being a Maharashtrian himself, in a crowded local train earlier this week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pointed to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly stoking a divide over language in the state, even as the Kolsewadi Police formed three special teams to investigate the incident. On Friday, the BJP accused the Thackeray cousins of spreading "hatred over language", and will hold a prayer meeting for the deceased teen at Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's memorial on Saturday. Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam said it was being done so that "good sense prevails" over the cousins. The move is also the party's attempt to counter Thackerays' alliance in the forthcoming civic polls, where the cousins are poised to play the 'Marathi manoos' card. "Uddhav and Raj Thackeray have spread poison and tried to divide society in the name of language and region. It is because of their policies that a Marathi youth had to lose his life," said Satam. Reacting to Satam's comments, former mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar pointed to "BJP's divisive politics in the name of religion," and that "Satam is known for his rants and abusive language". A Sena (UBT) leader added: "By shifting the blame of the youth's death on language, BJP is trying to garner support from both Marathis and non-Marathis." On the other hand, Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi has demanded strict law for action against culprits in cases of hate crime. "Incidents of language-based hatred are on the rise in Maharashtra. While in the past north Indians were targeted, now a Marathi youth has lost his life. The government should enact a law for stricter punishment for those involved in such crimes," Azmi said. Meanwhile, Kolsewadi police said they are yet to ascertain if the youth indeed took the drastic step for being bullied over language. The teams have been tasked to analyse CCTV footage from the station and the college. The student died by suicide on Tuesday evening, allegedly hours after a heated altercation with co-passengers in a crowded local after he spoke in Hindi while requesting fellow commuters to make way for him. He had boarded the train from Kalyan to travel to his college in Mulund. The police said, after the incident, the victim did not display any unusual behaviour, and also spoke to his father over the phone about being lampooned in the train. Police have identified the train in which the victim travelled, and are currently recreating the sequence of events of the day, coordinating with the Government Railway Police (GRP). They will also check his college attendance record and match it with the campus' CCTV footage. Primary probe has revealed his routine: he would return from college around 12:00 pm and pick up his brother from school, and again pick him up from a private tuition class and his mother from an educational institute at Chakki Naka, Kalyan (East), at 7pm. On the day of the suicide, he reached home around 12:30 pm, but missed picking up his brother and mother. Later in the evening, when his father and brother reached their 13th floor apartment in a Kalyan (East) housing society, they found the bedroom locked from inside. Neighbours helped the father open the door and found the teen hanging. He was then rushed to Rukminibai Hospital in Kalyan, where he was declared dead on arrival. Police described the victim as a bright student, who was preparing for the NEET exam. His younger brother told HT, "He was with me at home from 12:30 pm to 4pm. His behaviour was normal. He didn't mention the morning's incident on the train." Atul Zende, DCP (Zone 3), said, "The three teams will investigate the reason behind such an extreme step by the victim. We are studying his travel pattern, his activities at the college and gathering statements from his friends. We are also trying to understand the circumstances in the train that led to the tragedy."...