From young to old, at least eight cases of suicides at Delhi Metro stations have been reported in the past five months, with five of these occurring in September alone. Besides, seven other people attempted suicide between April and October 9, some of whom were battling depression.
Ahead of the World Mental Health Day, to be observed on Thursday, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, said the region's member states are taking important steps to address the issue.
Jolly, the prime suspect in six mysterious deaths in a family and who is currently in judicial custody at a jail near here, was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after she complained of uneasiness, even as jail officials suspect that she has begun to display suicidal tendencies.
Brijesh Kumar Yadav, 40, shot himself in the barrack at the ATS headquarters where he was staying and died on the spot.
Constable Deepak Chavan, of the SRPF's 16 Kolhapur division, shot himself in the face with his gun in the servant quarters of the Governor's House.
Kunt Bai (21) and her children Pushpendra (5), two-and-half year old Harshita and one-year-old Ankit were found hanging in their house in the morning by her husband Hari Singh Lodhi in Piparia Chouda village
Nagendra Singh, pursuing Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree at a college in Baberu area, was found hanging from the ceiling of his rented room, Station House Officer Baljit Singh said.
Based on a complaint lodged by Vishal's brother Sandeep that he was being harassed by his wife Anita and in-laws,police registered a case against the woman, who is absconding, for abetment of suicide, Circle Officer Ram Mohan Sharma said.
The deceased Sanjeev Bhadauria, 58, was a professor in Defence and Strategies Department of the university.
Dhanaji Raut (35) was found hanging from a tree near his residential complex in Vartak Nagar area at around 5:30am,he said.
A police official committed suicide on Thursday, authorities said. Circle Inspector Surya Narayana was found hanging at his residence in the police quarters in the city's Hanumanpet area. His wife informed the police at around 5.30 a.m.
The police tried to dissuade Sakshi Tiwari, the woman, from taking the extreme step, but she jumped off before any further step could be taken to save her, an official said.
While Vemula, a Ph.D scholar at Hyderabad Central University had committed suicide on January 17, 2016, following alleged caste bias, Tadvi, a tribal student at TN Topiwala National Medical College, committed suicide on May 22 this year due to alleged caste-based discrimination by three doctors in her college.
The local Menlo Park Police reported in a statement that at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, they received a call reporting an adult man had jumped off the fourth floor of a building on Jefferson Drive, reports Efe news.
An inebriated worker at a switch manufacturing unit allegedly stabbed a woman colleague before attempting suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Thursday.
At least 10 people have been wounded. The injured people have been taken to a nearby hospital following the suicide attack. Meanwhile, the gunmen are fighting the security forces in Jalalabad.
This claim by the Uttar police is at variance with what the youth stated in his dying declaration and the family's insistence that it is a case of honour killing.
The sub-inspector took the extreme step while on duty outside the Kevadiya Circuit House at around 10:30 am, police said.
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Aisa Khan, a resident of Roshanara Garden, Shakti Nagar, jumped off platform No 2 of the GTB Nagar Metro station, an officer said.
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