In an unfortunate incident, a retired Gramin bank manager made an abortive attempt to commit suicide in front of his residence in Dewas on Monday. After being administered primary treatment in Dewas district hospital, he was referred to Indore where his condition was stated to be critical.
The victim identified as Kailash Prasad Yadav (55), a former manager with the Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank, was apparently peeved over bank working post his retirement from his job of branch manager sometime back.
Though bank had paid half of his retirement amount, for the payment of remaining amount he was being harassed by the bank officials mentally for the past sometime.
Not able to bear his mental trauma, the victim doused kerosene over his body outside his residence in Vijay Nagar locality of Dewas on Monday and set himself afire. By the time he was rushed to Dewas district hospital by his relatives, he had sustained almost 95 per cent burns. After being administered primary treatment at Dewas district hospitals, he was referred to Indore for further treatment. However, before he was sent to Indore, the victim in a statement before Nayab Tehsildar reeled out his woes accusing the bank officials for his current condition.
In his statement, Kailash said that right after his retirement from the bank, he had been facing mental harassment on account of non-release of his retirement amount by the bank management. Due to excessive debt on him, he was reeling under acute mental tension and out of sheer frustration, he set himself afire today.
In his statement before the Nayab Tehsildar, he also informed about a suicide note written by him and which was lying at his residence. The victim has a daughter and a son. His wife works as a teacher.