4 commit suicide over poverty

The SHO Mansoor Ali said: “A 9mm pistol was also found from the deceased’s hand. The reason behind the suicide and the identification of the deceased cannot be ascertained.” The dead body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for legal formalities and then shifted to Edhi morgue, Sohrab Goth for identification, he added.

In another incident, Sohail, 40, son of Shafiq-ul-Hassan, was the resident of Sector 33/C, Korangi No 21/2, in the jurisdiction of Korangi police station. He closed the door from inside, situated on the second floor, and hanged himself with the ceiling fan. Deceased was the father of four and recently lost his garments factory job in Korangi Industrial Area. His family was on picnic at Sea View when the incident took place on Sunday night, said SHO Kanwar Asif. The SHO said that his family after getting failed to get any response from inside break the door and found his body hanged.

His body was initially taken to private hospital and then shifted to JPMC for legal formalities. The SHO Asif quoted the deceased’s friends as saying that he was disturbed for the last few days. Police believed that Hassan was financially disturbed and therefore he committed suicide.