Man kills himself in Kerala Covid care centre

A 41-year-old man committed suicide by hanging from a fan in a Covid observation centre in Pathanamthitta on September 10 - which is also the international day for the prevention of suicide. Authorities said the man was suffering from alcohol withdrawal issues.

Pathanamthitta: It might be no coincidence, but it happened in a Covid-19 observation centre in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, where an under observation 41-year-old person committed suicide on Thursday - September 10, which is observed as World Suicide Prevention Day across the world.

Nishanth was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the COVID observation centre run by the state government. The authorities said he was restless for a few days as he used to consume liquor regularly. But in the observation centre, he could not get liquor resulting in alcohol withdrawal problems.

On Thursday morning, he spoke to his wife over the phone and said that he will commit suicide.

Incidentally, Kerala stands fifth for the number of suicides reported in India. A total of 8,556 suicides were reported in the state in 2019, while the number was 8,237 in 2018. According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data, the national rate (number of suicides per lakh of the population) of suicides was 10.4 per cent in the previous year, while, Kerala had a rate of 24.3 per cent. Andaman and Nicobar Islands leads the country with a rate of 45.5 per cent.

IANS