4 commit suicide over poverty

Meanwhile, Abdul Hameed, 30, was passed away in his house in Bismillah Colony in the jurisdiction of Mominabad police station. He had tried to commit suicide by slaughtering himself with the knife at his house in August 2008 due to which he had lost his vein. Police, however, had registered an FIR 345/08 on behalf of his brother-in-law Mohammad Abid. Then police released him on bail.

“It was a bail able offense therefore he got bail and had to produce the court but because of his condition he could not produced into court,” said Station Investigation Officer (SIO) Mohammad Azam, adding that he was admitted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and recently discharged from there.

He got married since two years ago and was not bestowed from child. At the time of his marriage, he used to work as toffees’ sellers but after marriage, he was jobless and due to which he was mentally and financially disturbed. Therefore he tried to commit suicide after a tussle with his old aged mother at night. His body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital from where his family took it away for burial. He had left a widow, five siblings and an old aged mother.