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2 migrants commit suicide in Banda

Kanpur: Two migrant workers, who had recently returned to their home, committed suicide in Banda district of Bundelkhand region on Wednesday.

Villagers attributed both the suicide incidents to be fallout of poor financial condition of the deceased owing to coronavirus-triggered lockdown. In the first incident, Suresh, 22, hanged himself from a tree in Lohra village in Mataundh police station area.

Suresh’s family said he had been working in Delhi and had returned home five days ago. “The family members said he was reeling under acute depression owing to his poor financial condition since he lost his job during lockdown and suspect this pushed him into taking the extreme step,” said inspector Ramendra Tiwari.

In the other incident, one Manoj (20), who had returned from Mumbai about a fortnight ago, committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room in Sindhan Kala village under Pailani police station.

“Manoj was working as a security guard in a private company which shut down because of the lockdown. His parents had died long ago and he was brought up by his grandparents. He was facing hardships since he returned from Mumbai. Investigations are underway. His body was handed to villagers after autopsy,” said inspector Baljeet Singh.

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