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.
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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about
your
mental
well-being
or
of
someone
you
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