Financial distress leads to three suicides in Rajkot

Rajkot: A tempo driver , a factory labourer and a tailor , committed suicide in three separate incidents reported from the city and district in 24 hours ending Thursday. All these men took the drastic step due to acute financial crisis caused due to lockdown.

In Rajkot, a 36-year-old labourer hanged himself to death in a factory on Kotharia Road in Rajkot city.

“The deceased Praful Makwana’s family members told us that he drastic step due to financial crisis. His factory had closed down due to lockdown and he was jobless,” said MB Jadeja, head constable with Aji Dam police station.

The second case was reported from Shakti Society locality of Rajkot where Ashraf Qureshi (30), a tempo driver, hanged himself from the ceiling in his house. Qureshi too committed suicide due to financial crunch.

His wife Amina's told police in a statement that Qureshi was debt ridden. As his tempo service remained suspended due to the lockdown, he could not repay the loan taken from friends, said U B Puwar, assistant sub-inspector, Rajkot B division police station.

In Jasdan, Dipen Vaghela (19) ended his life by consuming pesticides at his residence in Pushkardham Society. “Vaghela, who used to work as a tailor, had not been getting any work for the past two months. As a result he sank into depression and ended his life,” said an official from Jasdan police station.

Meanwhile, in Wankaner town too , an 18-year-old girl Arti Dadal, residing in Bhatiya Society, attempted suicide by consuming acid.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that Dadal had been suffering from depression caused by the lockdown period,” said an official from Wankaner police station.

Dadal had been admitted to Rajkot Civil Hospital.