Suicide

Delhi: Harassed by in-laws, man commits suicide

New Delhi: A 27-year-old man committed suicide in Delhi on Tuesday, depressed over being beaten by his in-laws and his wife's refusal to return home from her parents' house. Lokesh, a makeup artist got married in 2012 to Sheetal, who works in a tour and travel company. However, differences started arising within a few months and having a child did not help matters either.

According to Lokesh's family, Sheetal would spend most of her days in her parents' house in Mori Gate in north Delhi instead of her in-laws house in Shahdara in east Delhi. This led to arguments between the couple. On May 14, Sheetal's family visited her in-laws house and assaulted Lokesh. They took away Sheetal, leaving her eight month old baby boy behind, alleged his family.

Lokesh decided to bring back his wife and visited her home Monday. However, he was again assaulted and Sheetal refused to return with him. Humiliated and depressed, Lokesh hung himself, leaving behind a seven page suicide note in which he has blamed his in-laws for driving him to take the extreme step.

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Haryana: Scolded by foster parents, teen ends life

Jind: A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide after she was scolded by her foster parents, who had objected to her talking to a friend over cellphone. The 16-year-old had consumed some poisonous substance on May 19, police said. The girl was taken to a hospital in a serious condition where she died on Monday, police said. A post-mortem was conducted and the case is being investigated, they added. ...  

Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq

Baghdad: More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since US troops withdrew in December 2011. The attacks increased the number killed in sectarian clashes in the past week to more than 200. Tensions between Shi'ites, who now lead Iraq, and minority Sunni Muslims have reached a...  

Hyderabad: Youth kills self for 'cause of Telangana'

Hyderabad: A 23-year-old electrician allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on the Osmania University (OU) campus in Hyderabad on Monday for the "cause of separate state of Telangana", police said. The deceased, identified only as Bharat, was found hanging from a tree on the campus by some locals who alerted police. The deceased, a native of Huzurnagar in Nalgonda district, came here only two months ago and...  

Farmers threaten mass suicides if power tariff increased

Coimbatore: Farmers in Coimbatore region on Friday threatened that they would resort to mass suicides if government went ahead with its plan to increase power tariff. Representatives of various farmers associations told a public hearing on tariff revision here that the agriculture sector in Tamil Nadu is already in the doldrums due to failure of monsoon and resultant drought. "Any upward revision of tariff will be strongly resisted by all...  

Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans

Kabul: A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months. Forty people were wounded in the blast at around 8 am (0330 GMT) during the morning rush-hour. It caused heavy damage to mud-built houses in the vicinity. The...  

Suicide bomber hits Shiite mosque in north Iraq, 8 dead

Kirkuk: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Shiite mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing at least eight people as they attended a mourning ceremony, police said. The bombing followed a series of blasts on Shiite neighbourhoods in Baghdad hours earlier, part of a surge in violence over the last four weeks stirring worries Iraq may slide back into widespread sectarian confrontation. ...  

Bihar: Prisoner sets himself ablaze in jail, dies

Biharsharif: An undertrial prisoner died of his burn injuries after he doused himself with kerosene and set himself ablaze at a jail in Bihar's Nalanda district on Thursday. The prisoner Ajay Chaudhary, behind bars for two years for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman, poured kerosene on himself and set himself on fire at the jail in Hilsa subdivision, District Magistrate B Kartikeya said. Chaudhury died of his injuries...  

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 2 NATO troops

Kabul: Two members of Afghanistan's NATO-led force were killed on Thursday when a suicide car bomber attacked their two-car convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the force said in a statement. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said four ISAF civilian contractors were also among the dead but it did not provide information on their nationalities. ...  

Woman commits suicide after throwing 3 children into well

Bhavnagar: A middle aged woman in Nani Rajasthali village near Palitana killed her three kids on Wednesday, by throwing them into a well, police officials said. Later on, she committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree near the well, the police said. Mamta Gohil (35) allegedly threw her three kids Riddhi (4), Hetal (3) and Jaimin (1) into a village well and later committed suicide by hanging herself. Mamta...  

Rural youth aspires more for IAS than the elite: Dr Raja Sekhar Vundru

In spite of the liberalisation of the Indian economy which has opened up so many avenues of quality employment, an IAS berth still appeals to a large number of young Indians. For a select few like Manjunath, it becomes the be all and end all of their lives. Is there need for greater sensitisation of IAS aspirants? Can counselling play a role? IAS officer Dr Raja Sekhar Vundru joined IBNLive...  

Mumbai student suicide: Police likely to arrest one of the accused

Mumbai: Mumbai Police is likely to arrest one of the two accused named by 19-year-old engineering student Nitin Padalkar in his suicide note. Nitin had alleged that he was driven to suicide by the two boys who ragged him continuously. The inquiry report from his college is expected to be ready on Wednesday. Nitin, a second-year engineering student of a Navi Mumbai college, had jumped to his death in front...  

FTN: Youth commits suicide after UPSC result: Is the IAS still the dream of rural and small town India?

An IAS aspirant committed suicide in Bangalore on Friday, upset over a "mix-up" in the Civil Services Examinations results list. ...

Delhi: 23-year-old MBA student commits sucide

New Delhi: A 23-year-old MBA student hailing from Manipur allegedly committed suicide in his rented accommodation here apparently due to a broken relationship, police said on Tuesday. The incident was reported from Safdarjung Enclave area and the deceased has been identified as Athili. No suicide note was recovered but police suspect it to be a case of broken relationship after seeing a text message sent to a female friend in...  

MP: 14-year-old attempts suicide after rape bid

Bhopal: A 14-year-old girl is battling for her life after she attempted suicide. The teenager set herself ablaze following an alleged rape bid by a youth two days back. She is in a hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan now and her condition is said to be critical. The girl said in her statement that she felt 'humiliated' after a youth attempted to rape her. The accused, Pratap Singh, reportedly tried to...  

Chit fund scam: Another chit fund agent kills himself

Kolkata: A deposit firm agent committed suicide, while police quizzed a CEO of a company under the Saradha group banner Monday as West Bengal continued to grapple with the fallout of the chit fund scam, purported to be the biggest financial scandal to hit the state. Ujjwal Samaddar, 27, who worked for Sanmarg, a chit fund company, was found hanging on Sunday in his home in north 24 Parganas district's...  

Is UPSC responsible for IAS aspirant Manjunath's death?

Did a roll number mix up lead a civil services aspirant to commit suicide? The UPSC, which runs the exams, has denied the allegation and has said IAS aspirant Manjunath never made it through the preliminary test. A 24-year-old IAS aspirant Manjunath committed suicide on Friday in Bangalore after a mix-up in the Civil services examinations result list. ...

IAS aspirant who committed suicide hadn't cleared the exam: UPSC

Bangalore: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has denied the charge that the student YV Manjunath had cleared the exam. Manjunath had allegedly committed suicide on May 10, with the police stating that he was upset over a 'goof-up' in the UPSC results published in Bangalore. The UPSC Chairman has told CNN-IBN that the rank and roll number belonged to some other student. "There is no possibility of Manjunath having...  

Family of boy who committed suicide due to ragging seeks justice

Mumbai: A 19-year-old engineering student's life met a tragic end in Mumbai. His suicide note names two seniors who allegedly ragged him. Engineering student Nitin Padalkar, unable to handle the stress and anguish of being ragged in college, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in Kalyan near Mumbai on May 10. A suicide note recovered along with his body, says, "It has become difficult for me...  

IAS aspirant suicide: Victim had contacted UPSC officials

Bangalore: An IAS aspirant committed suicide in Bangalore on Friday, upset over a "mix-up" in the Civil Services Examinations results list. 24-year-old VY Manjunath was found hanging in an under-construction building near his residence in Madikeri. His family claims Manjunath had even tried to rectify "goof-up" and contacted Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) officials seeking clarification. "My son was very upset and had tried to rectify the mistake but there...