Activist Baba Amte’s granddaughter Sheetal allegedly commits suicide after family feud

Sheetal Amte-Karajgi, granddaughter of social activist Baba Amte, allegedly committed suicide at Warora in Maharashtra on Monday, family sources said. Sheetal (39) took the extreme step following a recent public spat with other members of the Amte family over management of Maharogi Seva Samiti, a social service organisation founded by Baba Amte, a recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award, who died in 2008. Police declined to comment on reports that Sheetal apparently injected herself with a lethal dose. Her body was taken from Warora to Chandrapur, 50 km away, for post mortem. A team of forensic experts from Nagpur has gone to Warora and the room in Anandwan where Sheetal’s body was found has been sealed, sources said. Baba Amte received Indias second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan for his social work.