A 24-year-old man committed suicide by jumping into the Upper lake under Talaiya police station area in the afternoon on Friday.
According to the police, a man jumped into the Upper lake during the afternoon. After spotting him, the on-duty divers fished him out and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The deceased was identified as Aslam Khan, a resident of Shahjehanabad. The deceased used to work as painter.
On Friday in the morning after having tea and snacks at his brother’s shop in Sanjay Nagar he went towards Upper lake and later jumped into the lake to commit suicide.
In the initial investigation, police found that the deceased was in an inebriated state
but reason of suicide could
not be ascertained at the moment. Post mortem report is awaited.
Police said that the deceased was a habitual drinker and would spend his earning on liquor. On the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and started investigation.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Police have not found any reason behind the suicide and family members have expressed ignorance over the reason of the suicide but they have confessed that the deceased was a habitual drinker.
The deceased was unemployed but unemployment could be a reason behind the suicide was not confirmed by the family members.