Bhopal

Upset over prolonged illness 40-year-old man commits suicide

Staff Reporter

Annoyed by prolonged illness, a 40-year-old man committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at Awadhpuri under Govindpura police station area, on late Sunday night.

According to the police at around 4 am on Monday Mrityunjaya Singh was found hanging at his residence. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. Police were informed and after the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.

The family has claimed that the victim was suffering from the Diabetes disease for the past two years during which his condition deteriorated. The victim used to remain depressed and lost hope of living which ultimately resulted in his decision to take the extreme step.

A suicide note was found at the residence in which the victim has mentioned that due to suffering caused by Diabetes which is unbearable and not curable he had decided to commit suicide.

Singh used to work at a private firm in Mandideep and his work was also affected due to his illness resulting into the loss of salary which made it difficult to meet the ends.

The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. The financial condition of the family was not good which is a big reason of the suicide as it became hard to afford the treatment of the victim and the other reason was the number of physical problems which were faced by the victim  which were raised due to Diabetes, told the police.