Ludhiana: A pharmacy student has committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Abdullapur Basti in the wee hours of Sunday, as he was depressed over postponing of exams due to corona outbreak.
The victim, Sahil Kumar, wanted to join some pharmaceutical company after completing his study to support his family. A company had offered him a job, but he can join only after completing his study.
Inspector Pawan Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Model Town police station said according to family, Sahil went to sleep after dinner on Saturday. When his elder brother went to the room to take some money, he saw Sahil hanging and raised alarm.
The SHO added that the police have registered a case under Section 174 of CRPC.