Man jumps off fifth floor of hospital, dies

In a shocking incident, a man committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here on Thursday. Baljinder Singh (45), a resident of Verka, used to work at a factory and had recently met with an accident.

According to the police, he had suffered injuries on the head and other parts of the body. He was under treatment. The hospital authorities had earlier discharged him and called him on Thursday for a surgery. He along with his family members had come to the hospital for treatment.

However, he dodged the family and went on the fifth floor of the hospital and jumped from it. He died on the spot leaving the family shocked. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Harpal Singh said on the statement of his family members, the police have registered a case while the body was sent for a postmortem.

The family members said Baljinder was under depression. — TNS