Worried over prolonged illness youth commits suicide in UP

UP boy commits suicide out of the fear of prolonged illness. (Representational image)

A 27-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Shamli district as he was worried over his prolonged illness, police said Sunday.

The youth’s body was found hanging from a tree Saturday evening, they said, adding his family members claimed that he was worried as he was suffering from an illness for a long period of time.

In another incident of suspected suicide, a class 11 student was found hanging from the ceiling of his room in Muzaffarnagar district, police said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and police are trying to ascertain why he took the extreme step.