Suicide

In a shocking incident, a constable from Karnataka, identified as D Kishore (32) killed his wife amid suspicion of an affair. Getting into the details, the accused traveled 230 km after his wife, Pratibha, didn't answer Kishore's 150 calls. Notably, Pratibha, a mother of a newborn baby, had a fight with Kishore and was staying with her parents when Kishore traveled and strangled her to death after consuming insecticide.

A fourth-year student of IIT- Kharagpur, K.Kiran Chandra was found hanging in his hostel room, confirmed police on October 19. Getting into the details, the fourth-year Telangana student's body was discovered by one of his friends. The police has registered a case and sent the body for autopsy.  Meanwhile, Chandra's father blamed IIT pressure, reason for the death, and said, He was stressed because of project."

In a tragic incident, a man and his wife allegedly committed suicide, hours after the woman was gang-raped in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district. An FIR has been filed over the incident and two men have been arrested in connection with the matter. Basti Superintendent of Police (SP), Gopal Krishana, said that the husband died on Friday night while his wife died at a hospital in Gorakhpur.

The rising suicide and mental health issue, has increased dramatically in India. As per the recent National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) every year more than 1,00,000 people commit suicide in our country. The latest data available for the year 2021 shows a 7.2% increase over 2020. The rising number of suicides, especially amongst youths is a matter of concern, with the need for mental awareness among people.

The Jadavpur University student's death amid a ragging probe forced another student, to commit suicide. According to sources, the student took extreme steps and tried to kill himself, to save himself from police probe and harassment. Notably, the police seized the student's phone for electronic evidence in the ragging death case. Meanwhile, the authority has given counselling to the student and informed his parents and taken care of the… read-more