Tag: Suicide

Maharashtra: Lawyer commits suicide

Nagpur, Feb 6: A 46-year-old lawyer on Saturday committed suicide by hanging himself using a rope from a ceiling hook at his house in Sadar area here in Maharashtra, police said. The body of Santosh Kinnake was found hanging by his teacher wife after she returned home around 10 […]

Man attempts suicide by shooting himself in UP

Muzaffarnagar :  An official of the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself at a village in this district, police said on Friday. Devdutt (26) shot himself over family dispute at his house in Balda village on Thursday evening. According to Bhopa Police Station SHO […]

Man gets 7 years in jail for aiding wife’s suicide

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  A fast track court here sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for forcing his wife to commit suicide in 2013 over dowry demands. Judge Balraj Singh convicted Kamil Hasan on Wednesday and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. Hasan was held guilty […]

Intermediate first year girl student attempts suicide

Machilipatnam :  An intermediate first year girl student on Friday reportedly attempted suicide by jumping off the first floor of a building of a private college in Pedana town in Krishna district, police said. The girl, 16, a student of Vijayananda College, reportedly went to the first floor of […]

GRP cop found dead in car, police says suicide

Yamunanagar (Har) : A 40-year-old Special Police Officer with Government Railway Police here was found dead in his car on Friday, with police claiming he shot himself with his licensed pistol. Paramjit, who was posted as the SPO in the GRP here, was found dead in his car which […]

Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy

NEW YORK — Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live. Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, the Centers for […]

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