Vaibhav Chavan, a resident of Navgan Rajuri village in Beed taluka, was found hanging from a lemon tree near Jyotiba temple in the Imamapur area around 8.30am on Thursday
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Beed Rural police late on Friday registered an FIR against representatives of the Kurash Association and a candidate allegedly securing a police job using a fake sports certificate in connection with the suspicious death of 26-year-old Vaibhav Chavan, the whistleblower against the alleged sports quota recruitment racket. An FIR was registered under sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 3(5) [common intention] of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on a complaint by Vaibhav’s brother, Ganesh Chavan. Vaibhav had secured the first position on the waiting list for jobs under the sports quota during the 2024-25 Dharashiv police recruitment process, according to the FIR. Vaibhav’s efforts exposed an alleged racket involving bogus sports certificates, leading to criminal cases against the association’s office-bearers and the suspension of 14 police personnel and some sports officials.
Beed additional superintendent of police Chetna Tidke said, “For now, all I can is that police have found a suicide note. Beed Rural police inspector Somnath Jadhav said two teams had been deployed to investigate the death. Police had earlier said the provisional post-mortem report did not mention external injuries.
A case of abetment to suicide has been registered. Sable allegedly had similar marks and was placed lower in the selection list, but he secured a job using a purportedly fake sports certificate. Pune police crime branch arrested the association’s president and secretary in September.
Vaibhav, a resident of Navgan Rajuri village in Beed taluka, was found hanging from a lemon tree near Jyotiba temple in the Imamapur area around 8.30am on Thursday. His death triggered allegations of foul play from his family. They claimed that he had been receiving threats following his campaign against the alleged fake sports certificate racket.
The family staged a nearly 12-hour protest demanding a criminal case and a comprehensive investigation before performing Vaibhav’s last rites.