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Delhi: Covid positive journalist kills self by jumping off AIIMS building

A 37-year-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre died after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of the hospital building on Monday afternoon, police said. The journalist worked with a Hindi daily and was a resident of northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura, they said. The incident took place at around 2 pm and the man was rushed to the hospital's ICU where doctors tried to revive him, a doctor said on condition of anonymity. According to Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest), the journalist was admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Trauma Centre on June 24 after testing positive for the virus. "He was admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre on June 24 and was apparently shifted to a High Dependency unit at the hospital. He was admitted on the first floor," a source at AIIMS said. He had undergone a surgery for brain tumour recently, the doctor said.

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput dies by suicide at his residence in Mumbai

The body of Rajput, 34, was discovered by his domestic help on Sunday

Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits suicide at her Indore residence

She worked in television serials in Mumbai and was staying with her family amid lockdown, said SHO Hiranagar Police station

More suicides among unemployed, self-employed than farmers in 2018: Report

Unemployed persons (12,936) were slightly behind those self-employed (13,149) who took their own lives

Bhayyu Maharaj case: Court asks police to produce case diary by Nov 25

The next hearing in the case will take place on November 25

Former Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide

He was at the centre of a row over alleged theft of assembly property

All-India suicide rate saw a marginal decline in 2016, shows NCRB report

A total of 4, 09,537 persons died in accidental deaths due to 'other causes' (not attributable to nature) during 2016

The mystery behind TDP leader Kodela Sivaprasad Rao's suicide

After Jaganmohan Reddy came to power, his government set up a cell in the police department to dig out all past corruption cases allegedly committed by Kodela and his family members

Outrage over Jeffrey Epstein's suicide as US lawmakers seek answers

Epstein, a convicted pedophile who hobnobbed with countless politicians and celebrities over the years, was found dead in his cell on Saturday

After going missing, two sisters found hanging from tree in Sambhal, UP

Bodies of two sisters -- Kavita, 18, and Seema, 19 -- were found hanging from a tree, informed police

Only education, economic freedom can help reduce suicide in Indian women

Suicide was the leading cause of death in 26 of 31 states for women aged 15-29 years. Suicide contributed to a lower proportion of deaths in less developed states than developing and developed states

MBA student argues with boyfriend, hangs herself during video call with him

Dakshit Patel, who saw Haneesha Chowdary hanging herself, rushed to the hostel, broke open the door and took her to hospital

Boy commits suicide over no smaller denomination notes

17-year-old Sumit was found hanging from the ceiling at his house in Uttar Pradesh on Monday

Husband gets nearly 4 years sentence for abetting wife's suicide

While deciding the sentence, the court also observed that it needs to be adequate and in consonance with the offence committed

Suicide risk high for veterans after leaving military service

Veterans who had left the service from three to 12 months earlier had almost triple the suicide odds of current members of the military

Convict in December 16 gangrape case attempts suicide

He had consumed a heavy dose of anti-depressants before trying to commit suicide, according to jail sources

Top exec of Encyclopedia Britannica jumps to death from 19th flr

A top executive of Encyclopedia Britannica allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 19th floor of a building in DLF Phase-III here, police said. 47-year-old Vineet Whig, COO of Britannica, committed suicide yesterday and a note was found from his pocket stating that he was fed up with his life, Hawa Singh, PRO, Gurgaon Police said. Whig lived in Block-D of DLF Belvedere Park with his wife, two sons, a daughter and his father who suffered a heart attack after receiving the news of Whig's death. The body was found in the ventilation shaft of Block-C by sweepers when they went to clean it at 9 AM yesterday. They informed the society security control room which told the family and thereafter the police was informed at 9.45 AM, Singh said. According to the family, Whig went for his morning walk but did not return home on his usual time, Singh said, adding, they did not find anything suspicious as sometimes he would get late. The top executive had also worked with IT giant ...

Man found hanging from tree near Parliament

A suicide note was also recovered from his pocket

Agriculture credit diversion fuelled a string of farm suicides: Agri Secretary

Govt has raised the agriculture credit target for this fiscal by Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 9 lakh crore

Most actresses suffer abuse worse than domestic help: Mahesh Bhatt

TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee's death has opened up the old debate on successful women falling weak when it comes to their partners