Facing financial crisis due to lockdown barber commits suicide in Nagpur

  • | Thursday | 25th June, 2020

Facing financial crisis apparently due to the coronavirus lockdown, an elderly barber allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the Gandhisagar lake here, police said on Wednesday. After the coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in late March, he had to close down his outlet, due to which his family had to face financial difficulties, the police said. Kapase left home two days ago and his body was found floating in the lake on Wednesday morning, the police said. Police suspect he jumped into the Gandhisagar lake on Tuesday. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

Facing financial crisis apparently due to the coronavirus lockdown, an elderly barber allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the Gandhisagar lake here, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dilip Baburao Kapase (60), a resident of Yadav Nagar, who used to run a hair saloon at Rani Durgavati Chowk, they said. After the coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in late March, he had to close down his outlet, due to which his family had to face financial difficulties, the police said. Kapase left home two days ago and his body was found floating in the lake on Wednesday morning, the police said. Police suspect he jumped into the Gandhisagar lake on Tuesday. The police have registered a case of accidental death and recorded statements of his family members, they added. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

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