Two suicides reported

May 20, 2017 01:04 am | Updated 01:04 am IST - NEW DELHI

Two alleged suicides were reported in the Capital on Thursday.

In the first incident, a woman in her mid 20s allegedly jumped off a foot overbridge in south-east Delhi’s Sarita Vihar on Thursday night. The police, who are yet to identify her, were informed by a passerby around 10 p.m. The caller told the police that he saw the woman bleeding profusely on the road. The police then took the woman to a hospital, where she was declared brought dead.

“No suicide note or ID proof that may help us identify her were found,” said a police officer.

Teacher hangs self

In another incident a 50-year-old teacher allegedly hanged himself in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar on Thursday. The police found a note blaming himself for failing to be a good father or husband. Identified as Rajesh Kumar, who hailed from Jabalpur, the deceased had been living in Jhilmil area. He is survived by his wife and two children.

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