Allegedly depressed over his daughter death, a 39-year-old man ended his life in Khairatabad on Sunday night, police said.
A. Kishore Kumar, 39, was a private employee residing in Khairatabad with his family, including his wife and a daughter, said the police.
“His daughter, aged four, died while undergoing treatment for a health issue at a private hospital on Sunday evening,” police said.
Kishore switched off his phone and left the house on Sunday night, following which a missing persons case was booked by his family at around 9 p.m.
“We started looking for him when his phone was switched on at around 11:30 p.m. However, by the time we reached the spot, he killed himself,” added the police. A message was sent from Kishore’s phone to his family stating that he was upset over his daughter’s death.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) booked a case under Section 174 (suspicious death) of the CrPC and shifted the body for post-mortem examination.
(Roshini suicide prevention helpline number are: 8142020033/44 and 040-66202000/2001.)
