Be it failure in exams or pang of broken heart, the youngsters in Chandigarh commit more suicides, because they find themselves unable to get solutions for their problems, as compare to their elder counterparts, suggests official data of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
NCRB figures said people between the age group of 15 to 29 commit more suicide as compare to those in other age groups in Chandigarh. In 2010, 71 cases of suicide were reported in the city in which 41 were in the age group of 15-29 years. Out of these 41 youngsters committing suicide, 27 were females and 14 males indicating that the girls in a young age group were more vulnerable.
In 2011, the cases of suicide increased to 105 in which 55 were in the age group of 15-29 years. Out of these 55, 31 were females and 24 males. In 2012, the cases of suicide jumped to 114 and 65 of these suicides were by people in the age group of 15-29 years. Out of 65 cases, 30 suicides were by females and 35 by males. Statistics provided by the NCRB also indicates that the young females have higher tendency in committing suicide.
In 2013 also, Chandigarh witnessed a large number of cases of suicides of young people. In a recent such incident on November 29, Anukrita, 22, a student of BDS, committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) flats in sector-32. On the same day, Prakash Kumar (27) a security guard was found hanging at his rented accommodation at Raipur Khurd.
On November 24, two minors aged 16 years, a girl and a boy allegedly said to be in love, committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. On November 1, a 19 years old girl committed suicide by hanging herself with the ceiling at her in-law’s home in Maloya. On July 30, a 17-year old girl Anjali committed suicide by jumping in the pond of Sukhna lake at sector-6.