Srinagar, July 01, 2021 (PPI-OT): 24-year-old youth committed suicide in Vagila village of Wagoora in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district today. The youth was found dead in inside his home in the morning today. The investigators said that the family informed that when they went inside the room he was found hanging. The official said that a police team has reached the spot and investigation has been taken up. He said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police station Kreeri. The official said that the body was in the possession of the police for post-mortem, which will determine the cause of death and to complete other legal formalities in the case.

Meanwhile, a report released by media in IIOJK revealed that the Kashmir Valley has witnessed rise in suicide cases with 500 cases being reported at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in the last year alone. Hospital sources told media that most of such cases reported at the hospital are those who have consumed poisonous substances. From last one year, a total of 515 people, who were brought to this hospital, had consumed poisonous substances, officials said, adding that 172 among them are male while 343 are female.

They informed that from April this year, a total of 17 persons were brought to SMHS, who had committed suicide by hanging themselves at different places. They said most of them were brought dead to the hospital. The officials further said that at least 15 cases of suicides by jumping into water bodies have been reported at the hospital since April, 2021. Meanwhile, the experts said that the parents can play a pivotal role in curbing the number of cases.

Dr. Junaid Nabi, a psychiatrist told media that intolerance among the people has resulted in an increase in the suicidal cases, adding that job loss and drug abuse is also among the causes, which has recorded an increase in the suicide cases. He said that killing oneself is not a solution, there is a need to put efforts to curb the number, adding that the parents can play a pivotal role in this matter. “We should talk to the people facing mental issues and help them to come out from such a situation,” he said.

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