Two Women Arrested Oneโ Year After Surat Jeweler’s Suicide, Prompted byโ Handwriting Analysis
Surat, Gujarat โข- Police in Surat have arrested two women โฃin โฃconnection with the September 12, 2024, suicide of 20-year-old jeweler Amar โKant Jeswal, โฃa case that โฃremained dormantโ for a year โuntil a recent handwriting analysis of a detailed suicide note provided crucial evidence. The arrests of Nilam Yadav and โฃSheetal Gupta, the individuals named in the note, mark a โsignificant development in the inquiry and highlight the โขimportance of forensic evidence in suicide cases.
Jeswal, originally โfrom Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and residing in โขamroli, โSurat,โ died at hisโ home, leaving behind a โคtwo-page note detailing accusations of financial and emotionalโ distress caused by the โtwo women. The note alleged he was defrauded of Rs 1.2โฃ lakh (Rs 70,000 to Nilam Yadav and Rs 50,000 to Sheetal Gupta) under falseโฃ pretenses, and detailed threats he received when โฃhe questioned their actions. The case underscores the devastating consequences โคof financial exploitation and alleged harassment, and theโ delayed justice often faced by victims’ families.
According to police reports, โฃthe suicide note, written in both โHindi and English, accused Nilam Yadav ofโ cheating Jeswal and Sheetal Gupta ofโฃ misleading โขhim for โคmonetary gain. It further claimed Sheetal Gupta,โ despite being married, maintained other relationships and โthatโ Jeswal faced โฃthreats from โNilam’s partner, Raja Pandey.โ Jeswal referenced call recordings and โother โevidence stored on his โคphone as supportingโข documentation.
The note was submitted to theโข Forensic Science Laboratory โฃ(FSL) for analysis.After a year-long examination,โค the โhandwriting report confirmed the authenticity of the accusations, promptingโฃ Limayat police to โฃregister aโฃ case โขagainst โNilam Yadav and Sheetalโข Gupta forโ abetment to suicide. Nilam Yadav was apprehended in Gokulnagar, Surat, whileโค Sheetal Gupta, who is currently pregnant,โข was arrested in Uttar Pradesh.
Authorities have stated that the investigation โis ongoing,โ and โคfurther details will be released as they become available. The โarrests offer aโค measure ofโค closure to the Jeswal family and send a message that those who contribute toโค another’s suicide will be held accountable, even after a significant passage โขof time.



