Recently wed wrestler dies in Sangli, copssuspect suicide

KOLHAPUR: Wrestler Suraj Janardan Nikam (30), who had won the Kumar Maharashtra Kesari title last year, was found dead at his Nagewadi- Nagnathnagar residence in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district on Friday night.
The Vita police suspected that Nikam died by suicide. The incident came to light when one of his relatives went to call him and found him unconscious.Nikam was taken to a rural hospital in Vita, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The police said a probe was on to find the circumstances under which Nikam took the drastic step.
His body was cremated on Saturday evening at Nagewadi, his native village, following the autopsy.
The police said Nikam got married barely only-one-a-half months ago. He is survived by his mother, wife and a brother.