Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Chhatarpur Man Dies by Suicide After Argument Over Fair Visit
Bablu Pal went to a religious fair with his father in Chandla.
The fair was held at the Thakur Baba temple.
After returning home late at night, he reportedly argued with people and then with his father.
Reports say his father scolded him and sent him away.
Bablu was later found dead near his home.
He was married and had two young children.
Police came to the scene and sent his body for a post-mortem examination.
Police said the exact reason for his death has not yet been confirmed.
Bablu Pal, a married driver and father of two, was found dead near his home in Chhatarpur.
The incident occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
Bablu had attended the Thakur Baba Jatra with his father, Ratiram Pal, in Chandla.
Reports said he argued with people at the procession and later with his father after returning home.
Police prepared an inquest report, sent the body for post-mortem, and said the exact reason remains under investigation.
- Who
- Bablu Pal, a married driver and father of two, died; his father was identified as Ratiram Pal.
- What
- Bablu was found dead after reportedly taking his own life following arguments connected to a fair visit.
- When
- Between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday; police arrived Tuesday morning.
- Where
- Near Bablu's home on Lavkushnagar Road, opposite Pal Dharamshala, in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- A report linked the death to arguments during and after the fair, but police said the exact reason remains unknown pending investigation and the post-mortem.
Reported Account
Police Position
Cause of death
Reported Account
Reports said Bablu argued with people at the procession and later with his father, who scolded him and drove him away, before he died by suicide.
Police Position
Police said the reason for Bablu's death had not been established and would be assessed through the post-mortem and family statements.
Certainty of the motive
Reported Account
The family argument was presented as the apparent trigger after Bablu returned from the fair.
Police Position
Authorities have not confirmed that the argument caused the death and are continuing to investigate.
- Deceased
- Bablu Pal
- Father
- Ratiram Pal
- Location
- Lavkushnagar Road, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Associated event
- Thakur Baba Jatra at the temple in Chandla's Government Irrigation Colony
- Time
- Approximately 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. between Monday and Tuesday
- Occupation
- Driver
- Police action
- Inquest report prepared and body sent for post-mortem