Gujarat: Debt-ridden businessman ends life in Aji Dam

RAJKOT: A 32-year-old businessman allegedly committed suicide by plunging into Aji Dam on Thursday night.
Victim Hiren Kakadia’s body was fished out by the fire brigade men on Friday morning.
Preliminary investigation suggested that Kakadi ended his life as he had suffered heavy business losses during Covid-induced pandemic.
His family members told the police that Kakadia ran a lathe machine unit in Rajkot city.He was under debt after facing losses in business over the last one year.
On Thursday evening, he left his house without informing the family members. After some time, he called two of his friends and told them that he is under debt and that he knows what to do.
Later Kakadia, who was unmarried, called his maternal uncle and asked him to look after his family. His family tried to call him but Kakadia’s phone was switched off.
On Thursday night, they approached the Bhaktinagar police station and filed a missing persons report.
On Friday morning, Kakadia’s family got a call that a body had been found from Aji Dam. His two-wheeler too was found parked near the dam.