A 26-year-old man tried to commit suicide bang opposite the official residence of the Prime Minister at 7 Race Course Road (RCR). The shocking incident took place on Tuesday evening when the man identified as Jitendra Singh was found lying in an unconscious state on the footpath near to 7 RCR. New Delhi district police took the unconscious man to a nearby hospital and they also recovered a suicide note from his possession.
Jitendra, a resident of Fatehabad district in Haryana had managed to reach Kemal Ataturk Marg near the ‘IN’ gate of the PM’s residence. He was discovered lying on the footpath and was immediately rushed to Dr Ram Manohar lohia hospital where his condition is stated to be critical. Doctors informed the police that he was unfit for statement, a police official said.
Prima facie it appears that he consumed some pesticide. The police officials recovered a suicide note addressed to the PM and a complaint written to the SP Fatehabad in Haryana. The victim claimed that no action was taken on his complaint filed to the SP about a fraud of Rs 5 lakh. He stated that three persons identified as Subhash Bishnoi, Vishnu Bishnoi and Yuvraj Sharma had taken Rs 5 lakh from him and promised to get him a job in the railways.