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Marathi Art Director Raju Sapte Found Dead At His Residence After Releasing A Video About Harassment
Marathi art director Raju Sapte was found dead at his residence in Pune on Saturday (July 3). As per reports, Raju Sapte died by suicide due to the alleged harassment from a Labour Union member. The art director had made a video about the harassment before he took the drastic step and posted it on his social media handles.
In the video, Raju Sapte is seen explaining what went wrong in his career. "My name is Raju Sapte and I am an art director. I'm making this video to the best of my knowledge. For the past few days, I am being harassed by the Rakesh Maurya of the Labour Union," (sic) the art director said in the video.
"I have paid all my dues to the labourers. But Rakesh Maurya is putting hindrances in my work by provoking the labourers and instigating them against me. Even after paying all the dues to the labourers, Maurya is not letting me do my work. This has put most of my projects on hold. Currently I have 5 projects in my hand, but I can't start any work because Rakesh Maurya is provoking the labourers against me. Most of my projects are now stuck, and as a protest against this, I am committing suicide today," (sic) Raju Sapte concluded in the video.
Actress Nivedita Joshi-Saraf mourned Raju Sapte's demise on Instagram. She shared a video of herself and expressed shock over his tragic death.
For the unversed, Raju Sapte had worked as an art director in several Marathi films and a few Hindi films. According to the sources close to Sapte, he was based in Mumbai. As per PTI report, the art director hanged himself at his residence, and Vivek Muglikar, the senior inspector at Wakad Police Station has confirmed that they have registered an abetment to suicide case. Further investigation is on.
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