At least 6 people committed suicide in Noida city on Monday, police said. (Representative)
Noida:
A 28-year-old PhD student of Delhi University allegedly committed suicide here due to mental stress. The police gave this information on Tuesday.
According to the police, five people, including a 15-year-old girl, ended their lives and as many were found dead under suspicious circumstances in different parts of the city.
Vindhyachal Tiwari, in-charge of Phase 2 police station, told that Neelakshi Pathak, a resident of Guwahati, Assam, told a friend about committing suicide on Monday night due to mental stress.
By the time the friend reached her house, Pathak committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in her house, Tiwari said, adding that the woman lived with her husband in a housing society in Sector 110.
In a separate incident, 15-year-old Lovely Khatoon of Gejha village allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house on Monday night as she was upset over being scolded by her father for talking to a boy.
Inspector-in-charge of Police Station Sector 126, Satyendra Kumar Singh said that 25-year-old Suresh Arya, a resident of Shahpur village, allegedly ended his life on Monday night by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his house.
Police said he worked at a private hospital in Sector 128 and was under stress.
In a similar incident, Kumari Neha (20), a resident of Sector 58, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in her house on Monday night due to mental stress.
Anil Kumar, 21, a resident of Sector 140, committed suicide by hanging himself due to mental stress.
In another incident, Rakesh (42), a resident of Bilaspur police station Dankaur, ended his life by consuming poisonous substance. Police said that the reason behind taking such a drastic step is being ascertained.
Meanwhile, five bodies were found in different parts of Noida under suspicious circumstances.
Police said Rakesh Sharma from Sector 113, Aflatoon from Rabupura, Ritesh Kumar from Sector 39, Ajay Rai from Sector 63, Vinod Kapoor from Sector 24 and Allen Bagh from Knowledge Park area were found dead under suspicious circumstances.
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