Suicide: News

15 Jun 2020

Mumbai

SSR death: Rhea Chakraborty visits hospital, to be questioned

Late Sushant Singh Rajput's friend and film actor Rhea Chakraborty on Monday visited the Dr. RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital in Mumbai, where his body was taken for a post-mortem on Sunday.

15 Jun 2020

Bollywood

SSR leaves behind an incomplete bucket list of 50 dreams

A talented actor with a charming personality and an infectious smile, Sushant Singh Rajput bid an early adieu as he passed away on Sunday at age 34.

14 Jun 2020

Instagram

Sushant Singh Rajput dedicated last Instagram post to late mother

The country suffered a huge shock as actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on Sunday. The actor committed suicide by hanging at his residence in Mumbai. He was 34.

14 Jun 2020

Bollywood

Sushant Singh Rajput: A look at the late actor's filmography

It will take the film fraternity a long time to recover from the shocking loss of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide at his home. He was 34.

14 Jun 2020

Bollywood

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput dies by alleged suicide at 34

Film actor Sushant Singh Rajput died by alleged suicide at his home in Mumbai. He was 34.

02 Jun 2020

Kerala

Kerala: Girl, 14, couldn't attend online classes, allegedly committed suicide

In a heartbreaking turn of events, a Class 9 student in Kerala allegedly took her life on Monday as she was upset about not being able to attend online classes.

28 May 2020

Crime Patrol

Preksha Mehta's father opens up about her suicide

The television fraternity faced a huge shock after actor Preksha Mehta committed suicide at the age of 25, earlier this week.

26 May 2020

Indore

'Crime Patrol' actor Preksha Mehta commits suicide at 25

Television actor Preksha Mehta committed suicide on Monday night. She was 25 years old.

08 May 2020

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Arrest warrant against AAP MLA named in doctor's suicide note

A Delhi court on Friday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Prakash Jarwal, an MLA of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

08 May 2020

Instagram

Gurugram teen suicide: Family blames #MeToo accuser; files complaint

After a Gurugram teenager recently killed himself, his family has blamed the suicide on a girl who accused him of sexual assault on social media.

06 May 2020

Instagram

14-year-old commits suicide, link to 'Boys Locker Room' being probed

The alleged suicide of a 14-year-old in Gurugram on Tuesday has prompted police to probe his connection to the 'Bois Locker Room' chat, which snowballed into a huge controversy raising concerns about the way young men are being raised.

I thought of committing suicide thrice: Mohammed Shami

Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Shami opened up on the struggles of his international career.

06 Mar 2020

Reddit

Reddit adds tool to help people with suicidal thoughts

In a major move, Reddit has launched a tool to help people with suicidal thoughts.

12 Feb 2020

Andhra Pradesh

Fearing he has coronavirus, man kills self to protect village

A man in Andhra Pradesh killed himself on Monday fearing he had contracted the novel coronavirus, called the SARS-CoV-2.

25 Jan 2020

Mumbai

TV actress Sejal Sharma allegedly commits suicide; was 'stressed'

TV actress Sejal Sharma, best known for her role as Simmy Khosla in Star Plus show Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji, allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai on Friday.

10 Jan 2020

India

India's lowest income bracket recorded 66% of all 2018 suicides

In India, the poorest seem more likely to take their own lives, government data has revealed.

31 Dec 2019

Bollywood

Fan threatens suicide if SRK doesn't announce his next film

The fans of Shah Rukh Khan are quite like him - extremely passionate and a bit crazy, if we may.

29 Dec 2019

WhatsApp

#NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: Alexa suggests suicide, messaging app spying, WhatsApp fraud, more

Even as the world celebrated Christmas this week, there were some interesting developments in the sphere of technology.

26 Dec 2019

Norway

Author Ari Behn, ex-husband of Norway Princess Martha, kills himself

The former son-in-law of Norway's King Harald V has died, announced his manager.

03 Dec 2019

Indirapuram

Couple commits suicide after allegedly killing their children in Ghaziabad

In a shocking incident, a couple and a woman jumped from the eighth floor of the Krishna Sapphire apartment complex in Indirapuram's Vaibhav Khand, on Tuesday morning.

22 Nov 2019

Guwahati

Japanese student found dead at IIT-Guwahati; police suspect suicide

In a tragic incident, a Japanese student was found dead at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) on Thursday.

10 Nov 2019

India

IIT Madras student found dead in hostel room; suicide suspected

A 19-year-old woman student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, was found dead in her hostel room on Saturday.

06 Nov 2019

Noida

Noida: IIT-IIM alumnus commits suicide, allegedly due to wife's harassment

In a distressing incident, a 39-year-old man, an alumnus of IIT and IIM, allegedly committed suicide after jumping from his house in Noida. His family has said his sour relationship with his wife forced him to take the extreme step.

28 Oct 2019

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh sand shortage: 3 construction-workers commit suicide over unemployment

As the YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh continues to face criticism over its sand mining policy, at least three construction workers have allegedly committed suicide over lack of jobs.

08 Oct 2019

Education

Centre asks IITs to open wellness centers to prevent suicides

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have long been the academic dream. However, getting into the country's most coveted institute is as tough as it is stressful, as aspirants go through back-breaking preparation to crack JEE Advanced.

06 Oct 2019

Thailand

Thai judge criticizes judicial system; shoots himself in court

A judge in Thailand shot himself in a packed courtroom after acquitting five Muslim murder suspects on Friday in a provincial court in the city of Yala.

Andhra Pradesh: After ex-speaker dies, Naidu demands CBI probe

On Monday, former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Kodela Siva Prasad Rao allegedly committed suicide. A tall leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Rao was apparently upset after a case was filed against him.

16 Sep 2019

Nitin Gadkari

Delhi woman threatens suicide after challan; cops let her go

In a bizarre incident, a Delhi woman threatened suicide after traffic police stopped her and imposed a hefty fine for multiple traffic violations.

12 Sep 2019

Punjab

Fifth member of Punjab family commits suicide over debt

In Punjab's Barnala district, a family grieves the loss of yet another member, who took his life over crippling generational debt.

30 Aug 2019

Mumbai

Aspiring actress Pearl Punjabi commits suicide in Mumbai: Details here

In a shocking turn of events, an aspiring actress named Pearl Punjabi allegedly committed suicide in her Mumbai residence last night.

17 Aug 2019

Rajasthan

#HarishJatavLynching: Father commits suicide, family threatens to self-immolate demanding justice

In a disturbing turn of events, the blind father of a man who was lynched to death in Rajasthan's Alwar last month, committed suicide earlier this week. He was forced to take the extreme step as authorities did nothing to bring his son's killers to justice.

11 Aug 2019

Donald Trump

Jeffrey Epstein, accused in sex-trafficking case, dead in apparent suicide

Disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in an apparent suicide on Saturday.

08 Jul 2019

Dubai

Man kills boyfriend for planning to marry woman; attempts suicide

Days after the body of a 29-year-old man was found along with another man with his throat slit at a hotel in SR Nagar, Hyderabad, the police said they have solved the mysterious case.

03 Jul 2019

Uttar Pradesh

IIT-Hyderabad student commits suicide; said wasn't worthy of being missed

In a tragic incident, a student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, allegedly killed himself by hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room, the police said on Tuesday.

Assam: 14-year-old girl commits suicide, family blames NRC

Since the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) started, residents of Assam have been rushing to prove they are Indian citizens, and naturally so.

14 Jun 2019

Tamil Nadu

TN: Husband scolds wife for using TikTok, she commits suicide

In a bizarre incident, a 24-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu committed suicide on Thursday after her husband expressed his disapproval with her TikTok obsession.

06 Jun 2019

Indian Army

Lonavala: 19-year-old Navy sailor found dead, suicide suspected

In a disturbing incident, a 19-year-old trainee sailor allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday. He was posted at INS Shivaji, the Indian Navy's base near Lonavala in Maharashtra.

05 Jun 2019

Instagram

Teenager rape survivor uses legal euthanasia to end life

A 17-year-old teenage girl from the Netherlands ended her own life through legal euthanasia after struggling with mental illnesses.

01 Jun 2019

India

GoAir employee wishes mother 'Happy Birthday' in suicide note

In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old GoAir employee allegedly killed himself in Nagpur, the police said on Friday. The deceased hung himself on his mother's birthday on Thursday afternoon, leaving behind a suicide note where he wished her a happy birthday.

29 May 2019

Mumbai

How a junior doctor's suicide shook Indian medical establishment

When Dr. Payal Tadvi joined Mumbai's BYL Nair Hospital as a resident gynecologist in May 2018, she thought her dreams had come true.