JOIN USTwo persons, including a chartered accountancy aspirant, committed suicide by hanging in Delhi during the last 24 hours, police said.
In the first case, a 21-year-old girl hanged herself with dupatta at her room in a paying guest accommodation in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar.
The incident came to light on Sunday morning, when girls living in other room saw her hanging.
“We received a call and rushed to the spot where she was found hanging from a ceiling fan,” said a police officer.
The victim, Upama Singh from Chapra district in Bihar was pursuing chartered accountancy course. She failed to clear second year examination. Thereafter, she distanced herself from her roommate and other girls at the paying guest.
Her roommate, who was in the neighbouring room on Saturday night, told police that Upama went into depression from February 5 after she failed in examination.
The body has been sent to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for post-mortem. Police found a suicide note at her room. However, the officers refused to divulge details of the note.
“We are still investigating into the matter,” the officer said.
Taxi driver kills himself
In the second case, a 40-year-old taxi driver, committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house in Swaroop Nagar area in northwest Delhi, reports DHNS from New Delhi.
The victim, Harsh Rawat was found hanging by his wife on Saturday evening.
“We rushed to the spot after his wife informed about the incident,” said the police officer.
The body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital for post-mortem.
Police said they have found a suicide note, where the victim said he was under financial loss after a man cheated him.
The man helped him sell his Maruti car to buy Maruti Eeco Van after which he incurred loss and later he went into depression.
“We have nabbed the man named in the suicide note and are questioning him,” the officer said.