After girlfriend gets engaged, 22-year-old streams suicide live on Facebook

AGRA: Unable to cope up with his girlfriend’s engagement with another man, a 22-year-old youth committed suicide and live-streamed the act on Facebook from a temple in Raybha village under Achhnera police station in Agra district. The victim also left a four-page suicide note, wherein he apologised to his family for his extreme step and urged them to donate his organs.What is more worrying is the fact that a few of his Facebook friends witnessed the incident live as he had informed his friends and family members about his decision beforehand, sources said.
The incident took place early on Saturday. The body of the victim, identified as Shyam Sikarwar alias Raj, was found hanging inside the temple premises by the local residents.
In the four-minute-long video, Sikarwar asked the police authorities not to take any action against anyone while he requested his family members to put a few pictures of his corpse on his Facebook account.
“I miss her and can’t live without her. I can’t bear the fact that she is getting married to someone else. The stress of losing her has affected me so much that I lost my job,” said the suicide note left behind by Sikarwar, who used to work in a Gurugram-based factory.
Ajay Kaushal, station house officer of Achhnera, said, “The victim’s body was found hanging inside the temple premises by local residents. During the probe, we found out that the victim was unemployed and depressed because the girl he was in love with was getting married to someone else. We have conducted the autopsy and handed over his body to his family.”
By the time this report was filed, the victim’s profile was deactivated from the Facebook by his family members.