The worrying increase in suicide cases in the citywent another notch when two persons committed suicide by hanging themselves from the ceiling fan in the wee hours of Monday.
A 45-year old woman, Minti lakra, and a 22-year old Kartik Dey committed suicide at Birsingh Nagar and Ekta Nagar respectively under Ulidih police stations. The police recovered both the bodies from their homes and sent them to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem.
The Officer in Charge (OC) of Ulidih police station, Mukesh Chaudhury said that from the statement of the family members they gathered that the youth committed suicide after getting frustrated over a failed love affair.
"As per our investigation, Kartik was in love with a girl, but due to some reasons he was in depression. Ultimately, he ended his life by hanging from the ceiling fan at his house today," said Chaudhury.
Chaudhury said the deceased youth's father Sapan Dey has given them the statement following which they sent the body for the post-mortem. A relative said Kartik was a painter and worked for a building construction firm.
The reason behind the suicide of Minti lakra could not be ascertained. The deceased's husband T lakra said his wife led a normal life and there was no known reason behind the suicide.
"We had dinner last night, but my wife did not take the dinner, complaining stomachache. But in the wee hours, I found her hanging from the ceiling fan in our room," said lakra.
Chaudhury said that they are yet to find out the reason behind Minti's suicide, adding that the investigation is on.