Salon owner ends life

Nagpur: An impoverished hair salon owner committed suicide by jumping into Gandhisagar, frustrated over his inability to restart his business due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Social worker Hari Atkare, who is also a salon owner, has requested the government to allow salons to reopen so that the others in the business do not take such drastic steps.
Dilip Kapse (59), a resident of Yadav Nagar Buddha Vihar, used to run a salon at Durgawati Square. His business came to a halt after the state government imposed the lockdown.
Atkare said that Kapse was struggling to feed his family as he had no other source of income. “His savings were over and he was not getting any more loans from neighbours and relatives. He was very depressed and probably decided to end his life. He is survived by his wife and two daughters,” said the social worker.
Kapse had gone missing on the night of June 22. His family members searched for him everywhere but could not trace him. His motorcycle was found parked on the bank of Gandhisagar. His family members were present when Ganeshpeth police fished out his body. They identified it immediately.
Strangely, no missing complaint was lodged with either Pachpaoli or Yashodhara Nagar police stations as Kapse’s residence comes under both their jurisdictions.