‘No ration’ for two weeks, man commits suicide in Ludhiana
A 37-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself from the girder at his rented accommodation in Ludhiana on Saturday. As per the report, the man committed suicide because the district administration had not provided them ration. Meanwhile, the police has claimed that he committed suicide due to the lack of employment during the lockdown, imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The deceased has been identified as Ajit Kumar Rai, a resident of Rajiv Gandhi colony. He is survived by his wife and two children.
As per the deceased’s wife Savita, her husband was unemployed due to the lockdown and the family was starving as there was no ration at home. Rai had been trying to get the ration for the past few days. He also called on helpline numbers, but to no avail. She said that her husband ended his life because the district administration failed to provide free ration.
Meanwhile, RK Yadav of NGO Manav Samaj Sewa Sawath Sangathan said that Ajit was not getting ration for two weeks. Due to this, he was under depression. On Saturday, he had gone to Focal Point police station but the cops insulted him. He returned home and went to his room at around 9 pm. Ajit’s wife went to his room and found him hanging. No suicide note was found, Yadav alleged.
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However, the Focal Point SHO Mohd Jamil said that the allegations of the deceased’s wife were baseless as police had not denied him the ration. The deceased was under depression due to no employment, the SHO added.
-PTC News
