Gurugram, April 16
Two suicides were reported in Palam Vihar area on Thursday and are believed to be ‘lockdown induced’ suicides. One of the deceased was a drug addict who, unable to get his dosage, killed himself and sent an audio suicide note to his uncle.
On the basis of the audio, an FIR of abetment to suicide was registered against villagers at Palam Vihar police station. The other deceased was a senior citizen whose body was found in a park.
As per the police, 22-year-old Abhishek, a native of Sanwad village in Charkhi Dadri, allegedly hanged himself at his house. In the audio suicide note, he claimed that two residents of a nearby village used to provide him drugs but refused to deliver now.
Meanwhile, the dead body of 80-year-old Nand Kishor, a resident of Sector 23-A, was found in Tau Devilal park, Sector 23, on Thursday. —OC
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