17-year-old aspiring woman cricketer dies by suicide; "I am sad, I couldn't be selected"
According to police, 17-year-old Aditi Chaukhande, an aspiring woman cricketer, allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday night. She had been training alongside her elder brother, Prabal, who is also an upcoming player.
Aditi was reported to have had dinner with her mother before going to her room, where she was later found, police said. Her brother was out of town at the time of the incident. The circumstances have been described by authorities as an alleged suicide.
Family members and those close to her had known Aditi through her cricket training, where she practised with her elder brother Prabal. The siblings were both pursuing cricket, with Prabal identified in reports as an upcoming player in his own right. Those details underline her involvement in the sport and the aspirations she held.
The timeline provided by police places the events on Wednesday night, following the family meal. After dinner with her mother, Aditi went to her room and was later found dead, according to the account supplied to investigators. Officials have used the term "allegedly" in describing the death.
Coverage of the incident has included the line "I am sad, I couldn't be selected", which appears in reports about the case. That exact wording has been circulated in accounts of the matter.
Police statements have framed the case as an alleged suicide and noted the presence of family at home earlier in the evening. The brother's absence from town at the time is recorded in the reporting and forms part of the factual timeline provided by authorities.
The immediate aftermath has left the family bereft of a 17-year-old who was training in cricket alongside her brother. Authorities gave the initial details of the incident as described above, and those facts form the basis of the reported account.
