AHMEDABAD: An entrepreneur from Udaipur who had shifted to Ahmedabad to set up his green energy business in Prahladnagar, on Wednesday morning committed suicide by jumping off the balcony of his sixth-floor apartment in Thaltej, where he was living alone.
Ankit Tak, 35, a resident of Enigma Flats near Cambay Grand Hotel, had the office of his business, Green Gain Energy Solutions, at Shapath 4 near Crowne Plaza Hotel in Prahladnagar.
Inspector J P Jadeja of Sola police said at around 5am on Wednesday a security guard heard noise from the parking area of the building. When he rushed there, he found Tak lying in a pool of blood.
The guard called the police and an ambulance. Paramedics declared him dead and police then began an inquiry after sending his body for a postmortem.
Jadeja said Tak’s relatives told police he was facing a financial crisis and was in debt due to losses in his business.
The police officer said Tak had moved to Ahmedabad four years ago to set up his business, providing solar power systems, but it did not take off. Sources said that the lockdown badly hurt his business, after which he was in debt. Sources in the police said he was also suffering from health problems and depression could not be ruled out.