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Man hangs self near India Gate

Last note says depressed over rejection in love
Last Updated 07 April 2015, 02:09 IST

A 31-year-old handicapped man was found hanging from a tree at a lawn near India Gate on Monday.

Police said a suicide note recovered from him suggests he was depressed after being rejected by a girl he loved.

The incident also raised questions about police patrolling in the high-security zone as the body was found hanging only around 7 am.

The body was spotted by a passer-by who called the police control room number.
The victim has been identified as Sheshnath who was a resident of west Delhi’s Nangloi.
Police said he had undergone teachers’ training but was currently unemployed.

It is suspected that Shehshnath, suffering from a disability in the leg, hanged himself between 3 am and 6 am.

His feet were immersed in a lake beside which the tree.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem. He was identified by an identity card found in his pocket.

A senior police officer told Deccan Herald that the suicide note threw light on the reason behind his extreme step.

He was apparently in love with a neighbourhood girl.
However, she had expressed her unwillingness to marry him as her parents were against their relationship.

Parents against wedding
Even his parents were against his marriage with that girl.
His mother too had distanced herself from him after that girl had refused his proposal.
His mother had also asked him to keep away from the rest of the family, sending him into depression, said the officer.

His family members and some others known to him are being questioned on what other factors may have contributed to his suicide.

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(Published 07 April 2015, 02:09 IST)

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