On dharna for 148 days at Jantar Mantar,youth attempts suicide

A 24-year-old man who was sitting on a dharna at Jantar Mantar for nearly 150 days, allegedly attempted suicide today by consuming poison following which he has been hospitalised, police said.
Dinesh Kumar, from Alawpur in Palwal district of Haryana, tried to kill himself by consuming rat killer around 4.10 PM, police said.
In his suicide note, he wrote he has been sitting in protest at Jantar Mantar for the last 148 days against unfilled vacancies of SSC in 2011.
He said he comes from a very poor family and has been getting false assurances but nothing concrete has happened, they added.

He was shifted to RML Hospital where his condition is said to be stable, police said.
"He has been sitting on dharna since August 23, 2016 under the leadership of one Altaf Hussan against not filling of unfilled vacancy by SSC of 2011. Further investigation is underway," said a senior police officer.