Four commit suicide in Surat

In a similar case registered in the Katargam police station on Monday afternoon, 12-year-old Archana Bhagwan Shinde hung herself to the roof of her house. According to details, Archana locked herself in the room at her 12, Dairy Falia house beside Khodiyar Mata Mandir at around 1.30 pm and ended her life. The police is still investigating the reason of suicide.

Another youth, Bhura Bandhu Rohidas, 18, also committed suicide by hanging himself in his room at Arvibhav Society, Pandesara. The police, which has registered a case under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, said neighbours found him hanging to the ceiling fan at around 7 am on Monday morning, but is yet to ascertain the reason behind the extreme step.

In the fourth case registered at the Katargam police station on Monday, 50-year-old Jivi Ramji Solanki died after consuming poison in her house at Gotalawadi in the afternoon. Family members rushed her to Maskati Hospital at around 3.45 pm, but she was declared dead within minutes of being admitted. The police is investigating the case.