Student jumps to death; man attempts suicide in Jamnagar

Rajkot: A second-year student of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery at Gujarat Ayurved University in Jamnagar ended his life by jumping from the fifth floor of his college building on Friday. In another incident, a man attempted suicide in defence colony of Jamnagar.
“The deceased, Vijay Thakor (21), took the drastic step on Friday morning. Thakor was a native of Bhimasar village of Anjar taluka in Kutch district.We will be taking the statement of his family members to get a clue of the crime. Thakor’s friends said they are shocked but clueless about the reasons of suicide,” said an official from Jamnagar B division police station.
Thakor’s father works as a farm labourer. Thakor had a younger sister.
Meanwhile, harassed by loan sharks, a man in the defence colony of Jamnagar consumed pesticide. Police said they were waiting for the victim, Hiren Patel (45), to regain consciousness to record his statement. “We will be able to know the name of the accused after Patel gives his statement,” said an official from Jamnagar C division police station.