Two die by suicide in Chandigarh tricity area

Police said no suicide note has been found. They had received information about a girl being brought to Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, in an unconscious state. Doctors had declared her brought dead.

Two suicides were reported in the tricity on Tuesday.

Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been initiated in both cases. (HT File)

In the first case, a 19-year-old girl was found hanging in her house in Khuda Ali Sher. The victim hailed from Haryana and was in Chandigarh to prepare for IELTS.

Police said no suicide note has been found. They had received information about a girl being brought to Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, in an unconscious state. Doctors had declared her brought dead.

In the second case, a 30-year-old man died by suicide at his house in Mubarakpur area of Dera Bassi on Tuesday. Mubarakpur police station in-charge Kulwant Singh said the deceased hanged himself around 10.30am. As per information, he had been under depression since 2020 when his mother passed away. He had also lost his job due to the pandemic.

He is survived by his two brothers.

Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been initiated in both cases.