Bhopal

26-year-old man commits suicide over depression

Staff Reporter

A 26-year-old man committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at his house on Chhola road under Gautam Nagar police station area late on Thursday night. According to the police, Rahul Singh Rawat was found hanging from the ceiling in his house and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.

The hospital authorities informed police and a police team reached the spot and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for post-mortem. No suicide note was found at the spot and thus, reason behind the suicide was not clear. Police officials said that further investigation might shed light over the reason.

Investigating Officer ASI MP Dhurve said that the deceased wanted to marry and two days ago, he had gone to Vidisha to meet family of a girl, who was selected by his parents and when he returned he committed suicide, but nothing concrete regarding the reason surfaced in the investigation. The family told the police that deceased used to remain depressed over his marriage and wanted to marry at the earliest. He used to persuade his family members to arrange marriage as soon as possible, but after several attempts, they were not able to arrange his marriage.

The deceased used to work at Kapda Mill in Chandbad area. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the IPC and have started further investigation. Neighbours and other workers of the mill would be questioned, which would help in the finding the reason behind the suicide.