Former MLA’s daughter ends life in Dhrol

Rajkot: Daughter of a former BJP MLA committed suicide in Dhrol town of Jamnagar district, reportedly because she was depressed over the uncertainty about her foreign study plans due to the lockdown.
Riddhi Chawda (24), daughter of Meghji Chavda, the former legislator from Kalavad assembly constituency, hanged herself from the ceiling fan in their bungalow on Fulvadi Raod on Wednesday.
She took the drastic step when Chavda and his wife left for Porbandar in the morning to visit an ailing relative. Upon returning home in the evening, the parents were shocked to see Riddhi hanging. “When the MLA inquired with neighbours, they said that Riddhi was talking normally with everybody till afternoon,” said investigating officer M P Mori of Dhrol police station.
Riddhi had completed her bachelors in engineering from Ahmedabad and sought admission in a Canadian university to do her masters. Preliminary investigation revealed that she had even paid the fees to the foreign university, said Mori.
“Chavda told us that she might have taken the extreme step due to depression as her foreign study plans were uncertain. There had been no communication from the Canadian university too, which upset Riddhi further, ” the officer said.
Riddhi also has an elder brother.
Chavda had represented the Kalavad constituency from 2012 to 2017. In 2012, the constituency was declared reserved for scheduled caste (SC) after which Chavda was nominated by the party.