Indore, March 5 (IANS) A young man, who allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of a residential building succumbed during treatment at a hospital in Indore early on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Raj Makwana (23).Makwana resided with his parents and other family members on the fifth floor of a building in the Tapti Complex, located in the Chandan Nagar police station area of Indore.The incident occurred when Raj reportedly indulged into a verbal spat with securi…
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Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A momo-seller died by suicide on Tuesday, allegedly after his name was deleted from the electoral rolls of West Bengal post Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The deceased has been identified as Gouranga De, a resident of ward number 11 of Jalpaiguri town. He used to live in a rented house with his family and is survived by a wife and son.The family claimed that he has been voting for almost 40 years. However, his name was not in the 2002 voter list. He was called…
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Pakistan is grappling with a worsening crisis of youth drug abuse and rising suicide rates, according to local media reports citing a 2025 systematic review of rehabilitation cases. The study found that heroin accounts for 48 per cent of substance abuse cases among young users, while cannabis makes up 28 per cent, underscoring the alarming scale and severity of addiction among the country’s youth population.According to the study, thirty-five per cent began using drugs…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) AICC General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal on Monday alleged that in Kerala, only those who engage in violence and looting on behalf of the CPI-M enjoy privileges.He said that police officers entrusted with maintaining law and order were being attacked, while the government was protecting DYFI activists who had assaulted a police officer when he was with his family.“This is an action that destroys the morale of the police force. Police officers are unable to…
Kochi Feb 14 (IANS) Shocking cyber trail details have surfaced in the death of 16-year-old Aditya in Chottanikkara, with investigators widening their probe to examine the role of a shadowy Instagram account allegedly targeting minors. Aditya left home on January 27 stating she was going to school but was later found dead in a quarry near her residence.In a purported suicide note, she is believed to have referred to emotional distress linked to the reported death of a Korean friend.However, inves…
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) A tragic incident was reported from the Digod police station area of Kota district, where a minor Class 10 student allegedly died by suicide just days before her board examinations. The incident took place on Thursday morning in Kakrawada village and has left the local community in shock.The deceased, a 16-year-old student, was scheduled to appear for her Class 10 board examination on Thursday.According to family members, she had been absent from school for the past one-and…
Kochi/Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of Confident Group Chairman C. J. Roy has found no evidence to support allegations that Income Tax Department officials harassed or pressured him prior to his death. As the investigation enters its final phase, officials say preliminary findings point to severe business-related stress as the likely trigger behind the suspected suicide.The SIT has confirmed that Roy was not questioned by Income Tax officials on …
Mathura, Feb 10 (IANS) Five members of a family were found dead in a village under the Mahavan police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, police officials said on Tuesday. They suspected it to be a case of mass suicide.The deceased include a man, his wife, and their three children. The incident came to light after villagers grew suspicious when the family did not come out of their room for a long time in the morning.Neighbours peeped inside through a window and were shocked to fi…
Kochi, Feb 6 (IANS) Police and school authorities are yet to find clear answers to the suicide of a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Chottanikkara near here, 10 days after her body was found in an abandoned granite quarry near her home.Talks of an alleged Korean connection to the girl’s death continue to confuse teachers, parents and the police alike.The girl, who had left home in the morning saying she was going to school, was later found dead in the water-filled quarry, raising troubling questions ab…
Jaipur, Feb 4 (IANS) A 21-year-old student from Rajasthan died after falling from the hostel terrace at the IIT-Bombay campus in the wee hours of Wednesday. The student, identified as Naman Agarwal, was a second-year BTech Civil Engineering student and a resident of Pilani in Jhunjhunu district. According to police officials, Naman allegedly jumped from the roof of the ninth floor of Hostel No. 4 at the Powai campus around 1:30 am. He was rushed to a nearby hospital after being found critically …