Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Woman Sentenced for Abetting Suicide and Extortion
A woman named Kinjal Patel was found guilty by a court and sentenced to five years in jail.
This was because she was involved in a case where a 27-year-old man named Vishal Shankar Gohil died by suicide.
The court found that Kinjal and her husband, along with another man, had been blackmailing and extorting money from Gohil.
They had also been in a relationship with him, which caused him a lot of stress.
Gohil left a suicide note naming the accused.
The court looked at the evidence, including the suicide note and statements from witnesses, and decided that Kinjal was responsible.
She was also fined Rs 50,000, part of which will go to Gohil's family.
Her husband and the other accomplice were acquitted.
Kinjal Patel was sentenced to five years in jail for abetting the suicide of Vishal Shankar Gohil.
Gohil, 27, died by suicide on September 14, 2021, after being extorted and blackmailed by Kinjal and her accomplices.
The court found that Kinjal, her husband, and an accomplice extorted Rs 1.8 lakh from Gohil.
Gohil's suicide note named Kinjal and her accomplices as responsible for his mental stress.
The court acquitted Kinjal's husband and the accomplice but convicted Kinjal based on witness statements and documentary evidence.
- Who
- Kinjal Patel, a 32-year-old woman, was convicted for abetting the suicide of Vishal Shankar Gohil, a 27-year-old man.
- What
- Kinjal Patel was sentenced to five years in jail for abetment to suicide and extortion.
- When
- The incident occurred on September 14, 2021, and the conviction was delivered on Thursday.
- Where
- The case was heard in the Nadiad Sessions Court, Kheda district.
- Why
- Kinjal Patel, along with her husband and an accomplice, extorted money from Gohil and caused him mental stress, leading to his suicide.
- Accused
- Kinjal Patel
- Victim
- Vishal Shankar Gohil
- Sentence
- 5 years imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 50,000
- Extortion Amount
- Rs 1.8 lakh
- Date of Incident
- September 14, 2021
- Court
- Nadiad Sessions Court
- IPC Section
- 306 (abetment to suicide)