HYDERABAD: A 60-year-old private employee allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a four-storied building at Uppal on Saturday morning. He was reportedly suffering from health problems. However, police did not find a suicide note on his person.
On Saturday, V Krishna Murthy, a resident of Ramanthapur who was working as a clerk for an advocate, was supposed to go to a doctor for a health check. At around 7am, he went to terrace of his four-storey building and jumped from there. He sustained a severe head injury and died on the spot. “He had been suffering from asthma and acidity-related issues for the past five years. His health had deteriorated in the past few days after he suffered breathlessness. He went to hospital and took medication too. However, he slipped into depression because of this,” Uppal inspector Ch Ranga Swamy said.
Though initial reports suggested the victim took the extreme step fearing he had contracted Covid-19, police, however, found no suicide note suggesting it. “He did not have coronavirus symptoms. He was reportedly depressed about his health problems and the lockdown. Recently, he went to Fever Hospital for a check-up,” sub-inspector (SI) M Anjaiah said. He was scheduled for a follow-up check on Saturday, but ended his life.
After the incident, a case of suspicious death was registered.
On Saturday, V Krishna Murthy, a resident of Ramanthapur who was working as a clerk for an advocate, was supposed to go to a doctor for a health check. At around 7am, he went to terrace of his four-storey building and jumped from there. He sustained a severe head injury and died on the spot. “He had been suffering from asthma and acidity-related issues for the past five years. His health had deteriorated in the past few days after he suffered breathlessness. He went to hospital and took medication too. However, he slipped into depression because of this,” Uppal inspector Ch Ranga Swamy said.
Though initial reports suggested the victim took the extreme step fearing he had contracted Covid-19, police, however, found no suicide note suggesting it. “He did not have coronavirus symptoms. He was reportedly depressed about his health problems and the lockdown. Recently, he went to Fever Hospital for a check-up,” sub-inspector (SI) M Anjaiah said. He was scheduled for a follow-up check on Saturday, but ended his life.
After the incident, a case of suspicious death was registered.
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