Archive · 8 Jan 2026
26-Year-Old Police Sub-Inspector Found Dead in Pune Hotel
A young police officer named Suraj Marathe was found dead in a hotel room in Pune.
He was 26 years old and had been a police officer for about two years.
He was on leave and had checked into the hotel the day before.
The hotel staff couldn't get a response from his room, so they called the police.
When they opened the room, they found him dead with a note and a poison bottle.
The note said he was very sick and couldn't handle it anymore.
The police are still checking to make sure what exactly happened.
A 26-year-old police sub-inspector, Suraj Marathe, was found dead in a Pune hotel.
He was on leave and had checked into the hotel the day before the incident.
Hotel staff found his room locked and unresponsive, leading to police involvement.
A suicide note and a poison bottle were found in the room.
The note mentioned illness, specifically a knee ailment, as the reason for his actions.
- Who
- Suraj Marathe, a 26-year-old police sub-inspector from Sangli district
- What
- Found dead in a Pune hotel, suspected suicide by poisoning
- When
- Incident discovered on Wednesday at noon
- Where
- Hotel on Apte Road near Deccan Gymkhana, Pune
- Why
- Suspected due to illness, specifically a knee ailment, according to a suicide note
- Name
- Suraj Marathe
- Age
- 26
- Occupation
- Police Sub-Inspector
- Location
- Pune, India
- Hotel
- Apte Road Hotel
- Suspected Cause of Death
- Suicide by poisoning
- Note Found
- Yes
- Medical Examination
- Pending