Couple Suspected of Dying by Suicide in Botad's Kalubhar Dam
A young man and woman from Kerli village of Gadhada taluka gave information over the phone about ending their lives by jumping into the dam.
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
10 November 2026, 2:52 pm · 1 min read
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A severe sensation has spread over the suspicion that a couple died by suicide in the Kalubhar Dam of Gadhada taluka in Botad district. According to a report by Sandesh newspaper, 25-year-old Rohit Bharatbhai Sathalia, a resident of Kerli village in Gadhada taluka, called his brother Arvindbhai in the afternoon and stated that they were committing suicide by jumping into the Kalubhar Dam.
As soon as he received this shocking phone call, Arvindbhai immediately informed the Gadhada police station. Upon receiving the information, the Gadhada police and a fire department team from Botad rushed to the spot immediately. Police found a bike as well as the slippers of a man and a woman from the dam's embankment, which has further strengthened the suspicion that they jumped into the dam.
Based on the items found around the dam and the conversation over the phone, the missing young man and woman have been identified as 25-year-old Rohit Bharatbhai Sathalia and Sheetalben Vijaybhai Shekh, residents of Kerli village in Gadhada taluka. The Botad fire department team has launched an intensive search operation using rescue boats in the deep waters of the Kalubhar Dam. Regarding the entire matter, the police have initiated further legal investigation and proceedings.
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