Page 8 - Suicides

Under pressure to frame me, CBI officer committed suicide, says Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that a CBI officer committed suicide as he was pressured to frame him in a false excise case. He also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he only thinks of destabilising governments in non-BJP states by poaching MLAs. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had last month raided the Delhi residence of Sisodia after it registered an FIR to investigate alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out in November last year. "A CBI officer was pressured to frame me in false excise case. He could not take the mental pressure and died by suicide two days ago. This is really unfortunate, I am deeply hurt," Sisodia alleged during a press conference. "I want to ask PM why officers are being pressured so much that they are forced to take such extreme steps. Arrest me if you want, but don't destroy families of your officers," he added. He also asked Modi if 'Operation Lotu

NCP blames Centre's policies for most daily wagers ending life in 2021

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday blamed the policies of the Union government for the large number of daily wagers committing suicide in 2021, as revealed in data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The latest NCRB report has stated that one in every four deaths by suicide in the country were of daily wage earners. The Sharad Pawar-led outfit lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-headed government at the Centre over the plight of daily wage workers. It is a shocking figure and it is happening because the unorganised sector has been crushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He randomly announced the policy of demonetization (in 2016) and followed it up with a hasty and unplanned implementation of the GST (goods and services tax) system, said Mahesh Tapase, chief spokesperson, Maharashtra NCP. The coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdowns left small traders, artisans and labourers devastated, but the BJP government at the Centre never cared

More suicides by businesspersons than farmers for second year in a row

Seeking help brings solutions, say mental health experts

'Daily wage earners' biggest group among death by suicides in 2021: NCRB

NCRB's report titled "Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India" showed that the professional group of "daily wage earners" has been the largest group to die by suicide for the past two years

No direct relation between suicide, online gaming: Expert to TN govt

"There isn't sufficient data available both before and after online gaming was legalized to correlate suicide with online gaming," the research concludes

Australian Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban in two territories

A new bill was introduced in the Australian Parliament on Monday seeking to lift a 25-year ban on doctor-assisted suicide in two territories

Class 12 girl commits suicide in TN's Cuddalore, third in last two weeks

The Cuddalore district superintendent of Police told IANS that the student had a rift with her mother and in a fit of fury she entered her room and committed suicide.

PUBG addict kills self on being denied mobile phone on birthday in Jaipur

The teen, identified as Aaditya Kumar, celebrated his birthday on February 13 and demanded a mobile phone as gift

Suffering financial losses, UP couple attempts suicide on FB live

A couple from Badaut in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district attempted to kill themselves after going live on Facebook and blamed heavy losses in trade for taking the extreme step, police said.

Over 16,000 committed suicide due to bankruptcy in 3 years: Govt

9,140 people ended their lives due to unemployment between 2018 and 2020

B S Yediyurappa's granddaughter Soundarya found dead in Bengaluru

Former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa's granddaughter Dr Soundarya V Y allegedly ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her Vasant Nagar flat on Friday morning, police said.

IIT-Bombay student from Madhya Pradesh jumps to death from hostel building

A 26-year-old student of IIT Bombay committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of his hostel located on the Powai campus here in the early hours on Monday, police said

122 students of IITs, IIMs committed suicide in seven years: Govt

A total of 122 students of IITs, IIMs, central universities and other centrally funded higher educational institutions committed suicide during 2014-21, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

More businesspersons died by suicide than farmers in 2020, shows data

The business deaths included 4,226 vendors, 4,356 tradesmen and 3,134 individuals involved in other businesses

Suicides by agri labourers up 18%; Kerala, Karnataka show maximum increase

Kerala, Karnataka, MP show maximum increase in 2020

Of suicides and a few other reasons why Tamil Nadu is opposing NEET

The state says poor students from Tamil-medium are unable to crack the test. Move against NEET gathered steam after a 17-year-old from a Dalit family committed suicide

John McAfee was in despair, died of suicide in Spain prison: Lawyer

McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair

Coronavirus stress increased suicidal thoughts among people: Study

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only hit physical health and the economy but has also impacted mental health with the possibility of increased rates of suicide, according to a study

Maharashtra: Police decipher suicidal posts on social media, save two lives

The cybercrime wing of the Mumbai Police has saved the lives of two persons, who posted suicidal thoughts on social media, an official said on Wednesday. The cyber police's Twitter analysis cell examined a tweet by a Class 12 student, who posted about feeling depressed and suicidal over his studies on February 14, the official said. A probe revealed that the person was a resident of Amaravati city, and accordingly, the police there were informed about the tweet, he said. A team was formed to locate the student, who was subsequently tracked down and sent for counselling, he said. Similarly, the cyber police analysed a Facebook post in which a man wrote about his suicidal thoughts on Tuesday night, the official said. On analysing the post with technical support, the man was traced to the western suburb of Borivali here, he said. The cyber police alerted the MHB police station about the man, who was tracked down after an overnight operation, he added.

Sushant Singh Rajput's friend to be produced before court tomorrow

Sushant died by alleged suicide in his apartment on June 14, 2020