Migrant worker commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Banda

A 19-year-old man, who had returned from Mumbai May 17 and was in home-isolation, committed suicide by hanging himself on Friday. An investigation is on to ascertain the causes leading to suicide.

Banda (Uttar Pradesh): A migrant who had recently returned from Mumbai allegedly committed suicide while in-home quarantine in a village here, police said.

Sunil (19) had arrived at Musivan village under Kamasin Police Station area five days ago on a Shramik special train. He committed suicide by hanging himself on Friday, police said.

The body had been sent for post-mortem examination, SHO of Kamasin Police Station, Omkar Singh said on Saturday.

According to the family members, Sunil worked in a steel factory in Mumbai which had closed down because of the COVID-19-induced lockdown. While he had returned home, his father is still stranded in Gujarat, police said.