Financial straits drive 36-yr-old Dhandra Road man to suicide

Times News Network
Ludhiana: Depressed over his poor financial state, a 36-year-old man committed suicide at his house in Sapranch Colony, Dhandra Road, early on Monday.
Ravinder Singh was a water filter repairman. He was alone at home when he took the step. His wife, along with their daughter, had gone to her parents’ house in Moga a few days ago.
Ravinder’s brother Jaspal Singh, a resident of Daba, said, “On Sunday, I called up Ravinder many a time, but he did not take my calls. Due to the lockdown, I went to his house on Monday morning. When he did not open the door despite repeated knocks, I called up the police. We broke open the door and found him hanging from a ceiling fan.”
Basant Avenue police post in-charge ASI Ranjeet Singh said, “The family told that Ravinder was upset due to his poor financial condition. He was not getting any work due to the lockdown.”
Police have initiated proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC.