Son of Bahujan Samaj Party MlA lalji Verma attempted suicide shooting self at his house in Akabarpur police station area of Ambedkar Nagar district on Sunday afternoon.
As per reports, Vikas Verma (38) is suffering with some disease and is bed ridden for long time back. Around 2 pm, he posted a message on his face-book account while self-pitying on him for being bed ridden and unable to associate his friends. He was rushed to lucknow and undergoing treatment in KGMU’s trauma centre where his condition was stated to be critical till last reports came in.
Vikas is eldest among lalji Verma’s three children including two daughters. He was under acute depression due to his prolonged illness and he mentioned the same as a reason behind his extreme step in a suicide note posted on his facebook wall at around 2pm.
Vikas mentioned in his post that he have no complaints with anyone and taking this extreme step as he is not able to live this life full of illness. He wrote that he is unable to meet anyone and even not able to attend phone calls of his friends due to the illness.
The SO Ambedkarnagar said the incident took place when Vikas was present at his house in Ambedkarnagar town area while his family lives in another house in his Daulatpur’s Dihwa village. He said Vikas often used to stay at his house town with his associated during the day time for business purpose and return to village in evening.
He said the initial probe suggest that he shot himself due to depression and the facebook post also suggested the same but further investigation in the matter is going on.
The SO said Vikas’ friends were first to know the incident when they rushed into his room after hearing the bullet sound. He said the associates thereafter informed the minister and his family after finding him lying on the floor in a room and rushed him to a near-by hospital from where he was immediately referred to the trauma centre where he was brought through road.
Doctors at the trauma centre informed that he suffered bullet wound on left side between his ear and head. A doctor said the bullet shell is stuck inside and suffered mandible fracture, also known as fracture of the jaw. He said the victim is in conscious state but there is change in his voice. “We are further scanning about the injury in head and treatment is going on. However his condition is still critical,” said the doctor.
His father lalji Verma, who was cabinet minister in 2007 BSP government, on Saturday won the election from Katehari assembly constituency of Ambedkarnagar for the fifth time. Vikas’ sudden move ended up the entire celebration in his family after lalji Verma regained his seat this election after losing it in 2012 assembly polls.