Two men end life in Mohali

In the first case, a suicide note was recovered in which the victim had written that he was taking the extreme step following mental stress and no one [else] was responsible for that.

A 52-year-old Rajasthan man and a 22-year-old Haryana man on Wednesday allegedly committed suicides in two separate cases here.

One of the victims was working in a private company at Bestech Towers in Sector 66, Mohali. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

In the first case, the victim was working under a local contractor for the last 30 years and had been living alone, said the police.

On Wednesday morning, when another contractor reached the victim’s room, he found him hanging from a ceiling fan. Police said a suicide note was recovered in which the victim had written that he was taking the extreme step following mental stress and no one [else] was responsible for that.

The victim’s body has been kept in the mortuary of Dera Bassi civil hospital for postmortem. Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC have been initiated.

In the second case, a 22-year-old youth hanged himself at his paying guest accommodation in Phase 11 on Wednesday evening.

The victim was working in a private company at Bestech Towers in Sector 66 here. The youth was found hanging from a wooden ladder on the terrace of the PG building. The suicide was captured on CCTV camera.