Quarantined, tobacco addict kills self in Ahmedabad

A 24-year-old unemployed youth from Jamalpur, home quarantined after recent treatment at SVP hospital for coronavirus, killed himself at his house on Friday. He was addicted to bidis and pan masala, according to the complaint filed by the father.

The deceased's parents had shifted to his paternal uncle’s house as he was home quarantined at the family house.

Faizan Arif Paliwala, resident of Aleef Residency, Panch Pipli, Kagarpuri, Jamalpur, killed himself some time before midnight on Friday. Faizan was treated for coronavirus at the SVP Hospital and was home quarantined at their family residence at Aleef Residency.

The father Arif Paliwala, mother Naseem and sister Aisha had shifted to his paternal uncle’s residence in the same area and they provided meals and other requirements to the son. The family learnt of the suicide when he did not respond to calls in the afternoon, evening and night. When he did not respond late evening on Friday, family members went and knocked on the door. When Faizan still did not respond, family members and neighbours broke a portion of the wall and opened the stopper from inside. Faizan was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a dupatta tied at his neck, according to the accidental death complaint filed by the father.

The complaint states that his son was addicted to bidis and pan masala the lockdown and quarantine made it difficult for him to his fix. He further claimed that he did not suspect anyone of killing his son.

“The youth was unemployed and the father has a small printing business. The father said the son did not allow family members to visit him and did not visit them and lived alone,” Gaikwad Haveli PI N N Parmar said.