
Hyderabad: A young man died by suicide after he intentionally came under a lorry on a busy road in Medchal district of Telangana.
The incident occurred near Medchal police station on the main road on Sunday, January 26.
A video of the suicide surfaced on social media platforms where the deceased man walking on the road and suddenly lying down in front of an oncoming lorry. Before the driver of the lorry applied breaks, the man was seriously injured.
Onlookers shifted the man to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Siasat.com spoke to Medchal inspector A Satyanarayana who confirmed the death of the man. “The reason for the suicide is unknown. The body of the man has been sent for post-mortem. So far no family members have come forward to take the body,” the police officer said.
Nearly a week ago, A 22-year-old software professional working at a corporate company who allegedly died by suicide at Meerpet over personal issues asked her family members to “hand over laptop and desktop” to her office staff.
M Nikhita lived along with her parents at YSR Colony of Almasguda in Meerpet of Rachakonda commissionerate. On Wednesday, Nikhita’s parents had gone out on some work while her niece and nephew were at home.
“Nikhita went into a room, latched the door from inside and hanged herself to death using a saree,” Meerpet sub-inspector G Srinivas Reddy said.
With assistance from locals, her parents broke the door and found Nikita dead.
In her suicide note, she apologised to her family and said she was not interested in life. She also mentioned one Sai to lead a happy life.
(If you need support or know someone who does, please reach out to your nearest mental health professional or contact Roshni, suicide prevention helpline, 040–66202000)