In two separate incidents, two people, both 34 years of age and suffering from mental illness, committed suicide by hanging themselves in different places of City on Monday.
“In both the incidents, the deceased were suffering with mental illness and committed suicide by hanging themselves at their residence,” said Rajesh Shukla, SHO PS Sector-34.
In the first incident, Manjit Singh hanged himself at his rented accommodation at Sector-34. He was noticed hanging with the ceiling by a neighbour on Monday who later informed police about the incident.
Manjit Singh was living at Sector-34 with his family, however his wife got separated a few months before due to some family problems which might have forced him to take the crucial step, said a neighbour of the deceased.
In another incident, Prashant Kumar, a resident of sector-46 was found hanging in his room by his family. During police investigation, family of Prashant disclosed that he was suffering from prolonged mental illness.
Shukla said no suicide note was found.