Techie in Gurgaon posts suicide note on Facebook, saved by friend

Gurgaon: Varun Malik, a 30-year-old city-based software engineer allegedly tried to kill himself on Tuesday. He wrote a Facebook posts on his suicidal bid before being rescued by police from his flat.

Varun while chatting with his friend on Facebook said he was going to commit suicide. His friend immediately informed the Police Control Room. When the police reached his flat Malik was found lying in an unconscious state, and they rescued him.

Police said he has been admitted to a hospital and his condition is said to be out of danger. “Malik had almost cut veins on his hand at his flat around 9:30 am while he was chatting with his friend on Facebook. He even pointed the camera of the laptop toward it and wrote a note on the social media site, saying no one is responsible for my suicide”

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gurgaon Police, Hawa Singh said. “Malik, who lives with his father, has been employed with private firm since 2012 and is apparently suffering from depression. For last couple of days he was feeling mentally disturbed”.

Singh said. “Malik is unmarried and he is still unconscious. We are waiting to record his statement,”

The police is also trying to know the exact motive behind his suicide with his colleagues.