Marathi art director Raju Sapte commits suicide due to alleged harassment

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 3, 2021 14:20 IST2021-07-03T14:20:00+5:302021-07-03T14:20:00+5:30

Noted art director Raju Sapte who has worked in marathi films has died by suicide. Before committing suicide, Sapte ...

Marathi art director Raju Sapte commits suicide due to alleged harassment | Marathi art director Raju Sapte commits suicide due to alleged harassment

Marathi art director Raju Sapte commits suicide due to alleged harassment

Noted art director Raju Sapte who has worked in marathi films has died by suicide. Before committing suicide, Sapte made a video at his home in Pune explaining why he took this drastic step.Sapte took to his social media handle to share a video where he can be heard saying "Namaskar, my name is Raju Sapte and I am an Art director. I not making this video in any intoxication. From the last few days, I have been harassed by Rakesh Maurya of the Labor Union. 

There are no complaints against me and I have cleared all payments of labours. Rakesh Maurya is provoking the labour people even though all the payments have been cleared. This has stuck with many of my projects" "Currently, I have 5 projects in my hand. But since Rakesh Maurya is inciting Labor people against me, I can't start any work. Recently, I had to leave my one project for the same reason. As a protest against this, I am committing suicide today" A case of suicide has been registered and police is currently investigating the matter. 

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