Suicide: News

03 May 2018

Haryana

Mewat teen hangs herself after alleged gangrape by eight men

A 17-year-old girl in Haryana's Mewat hung herself at her home yesterday after allegedly being abducted by eight men, gangraped, and then left to die.

01 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar girl ends life over 'poor performance' in Class-12 exam

Upset over not securing first division in the Class-12 examinations, a girl at a village in Budhana area in Muzaffarnagar allegedly committed suicide today.

01 May 2018

West Bengal

National-level swimmer Moupriya Mitra found dead at Hooghly home

A 16-year-old national level swimmer from West Bengal, Moupriya Mitra, was found hanging at her Hooghly residence yesterday. She allegedly committed suicide.

22 Apr 2018

Bihar

Bihar: 13-year-old commits suicide after father rapes her; man arrested

A 13-year-old girl hung herself to death at her home in Bihar's West Champaran district on Thursday after being allegedly raped by her father.

21 Apr 2018

Facebook

After murdering wife, Cambodian man broadcasts suicide on Facebook live

21-year-old Ra Chhay Rath, recently killed his former wife at a school, and then committed suicide by jumping into Mekong river, Cambodia.

16 Apr 2018

Barmer

Rajasthan: Bodies of two girls, one boy, found hanging

In a 'Swaroop Ka Tala' village of Barmer district, Rajasthan, bodies of three teenagers were found hanging from a tree on April 12.

13 Apr 2018

India

In Maharashtra, debt-ridden farmer blames PM Modi for suicide

Upset with mounting debts and poor crops, 55-year-old farmer Shankar Bhaurao Chawre committed suicide by consuming pesticide.

05 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Remembering Divya Bharti and other Bollywood celebs who died mysteriously

It has been 25 years since Divya Bharti reportedly fell to death from her fifth-floor apartment in Mumbai's Versova.

02 Apr 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Girl shoots self with father's-revolver for not topping class

A Class XI student of Pillukhera town of Haryana's Jind allegedly shot herself to death with her father's licensed gun on Sunday for not topping the class.

02 Apr 2018

Telangana

'My brain is my enemy': Telugu-anchor Radhika Reddy kills herself

A newsreader of popular Telugu channel V6 allegedly jumped off from the roof of her Hyderabad apartment yesterday night, a couple of hours after returning from work.

27 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: 'Prasad' saves kid from family's 'suicide pact'

By a stroke of luck, a 3-year-old escaped his family's 'suicide pact' because he didn't want to leave a religious ritual without 'prasad.'

25 Mar 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Delhi: Stalked, harassed by neighbor, police aspirant hangs herself

Unable to cope with the constant stalking by her neighbor, a 17-year-old of Delhi's Rohini hanged herself in her house two days ago.

21 Mar 2018

Sexual Harassment

Allegedly sexually harassed by teachers, Noida teen hangs self

In a shameful incident, a class 9 student committed suicide on Tuesday evening at her Noida home after she failed in two subjects, an allegedly intentional act by her teachers who harassed her sexually.

16 Mar 2018

Mumbai

'Wife left me; sorry mom, dad': Mumbai man commits suicide

Blaming his pregnant wife for leaving him, a 25-year-old took his life by jumping in front of a speeding local train in Virar, Mumbai on Wednesday.

16 Mar 2018

India

IIT-Roorkee student allegedly hangs himself from hostel room fan, dies

A 21-year-old student of IIT Roorkee was found hanging from the fan in his hostel room on Wednesday evening.

09 Mar 2018

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two Class-10 examinees allegedly jump off building together, dead

In a suspicious case, two teenage girls of Hyderabad, studying in the same school and appearing their Class 10 exams, allegedly committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the eighth floor.

05 Mar 2018

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: College lecturer, father commit suicide

A private college lecturer and his father allegedly committed suicide in front of a Tamil Nadu college over its decision to postpone regularization of his service over a pending dispute with his newly married wife.

04 Mar 2018

Chennai

Policeman on duty at Jayalalithaa's memorial commits suicide

A 28-year old policeman posted on duty at the memorial of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa here allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself today, police said.

04 Mar 2018

Donald Trump

Man dead after shooting himself outside White House

A white male shot himself dead near the north fence line of the White House, the Secret Service said today.

02 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: Leave me alone or will jump: Man to cops

A high voltage drama recently ensued in Delhi when a 38-year-old man threatened to jump off a four storied building, if police tried to catch him.

28 Feb 2018

Bengaluru

Serial rapist-murderer 'Psycho Shankar' kills himself in Bengaluru prison

Convicted criminal M Jaishankar, involved in over 30 rapes and 15 murders, committed suicide yesterday in Bengaluru's Parappanna Agrahara prison.

PGIMER doctor suicide: He kept seeking help, but nobody listened

A day after a 24-year-old junior resident at the PGIMER (Chandigarh) killed himself, his mother expressed regret for not paying attention to his distress.

26 Feb 2018

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: "It's my last day," texts techie, commits suicide

"It's my last day, take care of my son" - this was the last text sent by Rashmi Sathish to her US-based sister before she took her life, unable to bear the constant nudge of her husband and in-laws for dowry.

26 Feb 2018

Delhi

'Happy' young Delhi couple kills themselves in apparent suicide pact

A young married couple in Delhi allegedly hung themselves inside their house in Govindpuri after informing their family of a 'suicide pact.'

13 Feb 2018

Mumbai

To prevent suicides, Maharashtra govt installs safety net at Mantralaya

Days after the Mantralaya in Mumbai witnessed two suicides, the Maharashtra government has installed a safety net at the building's second floor-level to avoid further such incidents.

12 Feb 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai man kills self after being forced to lick spit

A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after four people assaulted him and also forced him to lick sputum from a shoe.

12 Feb 2018

India

Bhopal: Closeted researcher kills himself to "save" gay partner

A 27-year-old nanotechnology researcher in Bhopal jumped into a lake, believing he would save his gay partner by killing himself.

09 Feb 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Man commits suicide by jumping from Mantralaya building

A 45-year-old man on Thursday has allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai.

05 Feb 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Undertrial, facing murder-charges, commits suicide in Arthur Road jail

An undertrial, facing murder charges, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in central Mumbai's Arthur Road jail.

02 Feb 2018

Cuba

Fidel Castro's eldest son 'Fidelito,' depression patient, kills himself

Cuba's late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's eldest son Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart committed suicide yesterday. He was 68.

31 Jan 2018

Bollywood

Jiah Khan suicide case: Sooraj Pancholi charge with abetment

There is a new development in Jiah Khan's suicide case. Actor Sooraj Pancholi has been charged with abetment to suicide (Section 306, Indian Penal Code), in the case of his ex-girlfriend's suicide case, by a Mumbai sessions court on Tuesday.

31 Jan 2018

Celebrity

Glee actor Mark Salling found dead, might have committed suicide

American actor Mark Salling, best known for playing footballer Noah "Puck" Puckerman on Fox's musical comedy-drama Glee, was found dead near his Los Angeles home on Tuesday morning. He was 35.

30 Jan 2018

Patna

Patna student kills himself on WhatsApp video chat with girlfriend

In a disturbing incident, a 19-year-old youth in Patna shot himself while on a WhatsApp video call with his girlfriend.

27 Jan 2018

Maharashtra

Family attempts suicide at R-day parade ground, gets arrested

Three members of a family from Parbhani in Maharashtra were arrested for allegedly trying to commit suicide during the Republic Day parade near Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday.

22 Jan 2018

Deepika Padukone

Rajput women threaten to kill themselves if Padmaavat released

On Sunday, thousands of Rajput women went on a 'Chetavani Rally' in Chittorgarh, a warning to the administration that if 'Padmaavat' is released, they will commit 'jauhar.'

20 Jan 2018

California

Suicides, mass shootings, gun violence: America after the dream

Thirteen siblings aged 2-29 years were found emaciated, chained and padlocked in their California home by the police on January 14. They had been held captive, starved and tortured by their biological parents for months.

01 Jan 2018

India

BITS Pilani student chokes self to death, Blue Whale suspected

A 19-year-old student of BITS Pilani-Hyderabad reportedly choked himself to death. Police are investigating if it has any connection to the Blue Whale 'challenge'.

11 Dec 2017

Celebrity

Popular Telugu actor Vijay Sai found dead, suicide suspected

Popular Tollywood comedian Vijay Sai was found hanging in his Jubilee Hills apartment in Hyderabad this morning. Suicide is suspected.

06 Dec 2017

Delhi

Suicide or murder? Jamia student's bullet-riddled body found inside car

The body of a 20-year-old Jamia Millia Islamia student, a national-level hockey player, was found in his car inside a colony at Delhi's Sarojini Nagar yesterday.

04 Dec 2017

Telangana

Protests at Hyderabad's Osmania Univ after student found hanging

A first-year MSc student was found hanging in a washroom at Hyderabad's Osmania University yesterday, leading to massive protests on campus.