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Suicide

Misuse of law

The suicide of a Bangalore-based tech professional has reignited concerns over the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which addresses cruelty by husbands or their families toward women.

MP tribal man commits suicide in police lock-up

A tribal man locked up in a cell of a police station on charges of alleged theft committed suicide by hanging after tying a bed sheet from the ventilator grill in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.

Suicide bid by kanwariya at Jasidih station

An incident occurred on Monday at Jasidih station of Asansol Division, Eastern Railway, when a kanwariya (devotees of Shiva), attempted suicide by jumping in front of 13030 Mokama-Howrah Express, while it was in motion.