India, Nov. 7 -- Vaibhav Chavan, a 26-year-old whistle-blower who exposed a fake Kurash certificate racket within the Maharashtra police recruitment process, was found dead on Thursday in Beed. While local authorities have said the preliminary cause of his death as suicide, the victim's family has alleged foul play, claiming he had received repeated death threats after bringing the racket to light. They have demanded a thorough investigation.

Chavan, a resident of Navgan Rajuri village in Beed taluka, was found dead at around 8.40 in the Imampur hilly area, within the jurisdiction of Beed rural police station.

Chavan had applied for recruitment to the Dharashiv police force under the sports quota in 2024-25. Despite holding state-and na...