Social worker Dr Sheetal Amte-Karajgi has committed suicide. She was the granddaughter of Baba Amte and daughter of Dr Vikas Amte of Maharogi Seva Samiti. She was rushed to the hospital however doctors declared her dead. She was reportedly under stress for the last few days.
According to Maharashtra Times, a few days ago, she had made serious allegations about the work, trustees, and activists of the leprosy service committee in Anandvan through a Facebook Live. Within two hours, the Facebook Live was deleted. After this Facebook live, there was a lot of discussions. Later, a statement issued by the Amte family refuted the all the allegations. Her twitter bio describes her as Social Entrepreneur, and Young Global Leaders, Advisor on Health, Environment, Forestry, Leadership, Innovation and an artist.