A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Wednesday.

The incident occurred in Purkaji town on Tuesday, they said.

The man was upset after his daughter was allegedly kidnapped from his house on May 11, police said.

In another incident, a 22-year-old man tried to commit suicide by setting himself ablaze over a family dispute in Muranpur here on Tuesday, they said.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where his condition was stated to be critical, police said.

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