70-year-old calls helpline before ending his life in Mahisagar

VADODARA: A 70-year-old man committed suicide in Khanpur taluka panchayat office in Bakor village in Mahisagar district claiming that he was killing himself as he was not getting government aid.
The deceased Balvantsinh Charan hung himself to death from the railing of a staircase in the taluka panchayat office.
His son Rajendra Charan claimed that the victim had called up the emergency helpline number 112 and said that he was taking the extreme step as he was not getting government aid.
Balvantsinh has found hanging from the railing around noon and Rajendra was informed regarding the incident. Rajendra stated in his declaration before the police that after reaching the taluka panchayat office he had come to know about his father calling 112 and then ending his life.
A note reportedly written by the victim states that he was a BJP supporter. He also rued the fact that he had made representations to elected representatives, but to no avail.
The family of the deceased refused to accept his body demanding action against officials who were responsible for the suicide. Officers of Mahisagar police and district administration had to rush to Bakor and convince the family to accept the body.
Sub-divisional magistrate Brijesh Modiya said that the family had accepted the body after the officials met them. He added that the victim had not specified what works were not completed by the administration. “We are looking into the details,” he said.