Failing to buy medicines for his ailing father, a 25-year-old distressed youth ended his life at Kushta Pada under the Khetarajpur police limits here.
The deceased Sunil Sahu was working at a garment shop in the city and was the sole breadwinner of his family. After the shop was closed due to the Covid-19 lockdown, he was facing a lot of difficulties in running the family.
But fate had something even worse in store for Sunil as he lost his job at the garment shop when it reopened. With no money, he was unable to buy medicines for his bedridden father suffering from paralysis. Besides, pending tuition fee of his younger brother, a Class-X student, also added to his burden.
Losing mental balance due to the poverty, Sunil decided to take the extreme step on Monday night. At around 9 pm, he went outside and did not return to the house. On Tuesday morning, he was found hanging from a tree near Sadak Ghat at Bada Bazar.