English teacher in pvt school ends life

Rajkot: A 31-year-old teacher of English in Junagadh's private school allegedly took his own life in his native town of Jetpur, apparently due to severe financial crisis. This is the second instance of a teacher committing suicide due to financial crisis triggered by the lockdown.
Atul Thummar, who was working in Junagadh for the past three years, consumed poison at his farm in Jetpur on Thursday evening. His father was also working in the farm when he spotted Thummar lying unconscious. He was taken to a private hospital in Rajkot where he succumbed on Friday morning.
The family members told police that Thummar was earning Rs 30,000 a month, but for the past five months he was at home as the schools were closed due to the Covid-19. The school was paying him Rs 5,000 a month, which was grossly inadequate to meet household expenses.
Thummar had slipped into depression, sources in Rajkot's University police station where the inquest was done, said. Thummar got married three years ago but didn’t have any children.
Earlier on July 27, a 25-year-old teacher Vipul Tandel in Maroli town of Navsari district, ended his life after the private school in Sachin town had terminated his contract.