Two youths commit suicide in separate incidents

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : Jan 23 2016 | 7:02 PM IST
Two youths allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents here, police said today.
The body of Amit Gupta (24), a computer hardware engineer and a resident of Yogendra Vihar in Naubasta area here, was found on the tracks at Govindpuri railway station here last night, they said.
It was alleged that Gupta had jumped in front of a train, police said, adding a suicide note recovered from his pocket stated about debt which might have forced him to take the extreme step.
In another incident, Sudhakar (25), a private tutor, allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling hook at his house in Naubasta area last night, they said.
The family members said that Sudhakar was worried as he was not getting job and this might have forced him to take the extreme step, police said.
The bodies in both the cases have been sent for post-mortem and investigations are underway, they added.
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First Published: Jan 23 2016 | 7:02 PM IST

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