Dejected over unemployment, a 38-year-old man committed suicide by jumping into Sukhna lake. The deceased was missing since past one week and his body was recovered on Monday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Sanjeev Kumar, a resident of Nayagaon. Sanjeev is survived by his wife and two children.
Sanjeev Kumar managed to enter the Sukhna lake premises despite a ban by the UT Administration due to the fear of bird flu. Entry for the general public has been banned in the lake premises since December-17. Police officials are also deployed on all the entry routes of Sukhna lake.
The incident came to light at around in the afternoon on Monday when police officials noticed dead body of a middle aged man, floating on the lake water near boating area. Officials rushed to fish out his body which was taken to Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector-16, said Guriqbal Singh, ASP, Chandigarh police.
Police identified the deceased, with the help of identification proofs and informed his family about the incident. “No suicide note was found from the spot. However the family of deceased told the police that he was unemployed since past few months. Due to the unemployment, he remained under depression, which may be the reason for this extreme step,” added the ASP.