A 41-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a canal after his wife stopped him from drinking. Police recovered the body and sent it for a postmortem examination. The deceased had been unemployed for the past several months. The police are investigating the matter.
The deceased was identified as Vishal, a resident of Yad Ram Colony in Faridabad. In her statement to the police, the deceased’s wife, Sanyogita, stated that her husband had been unemployed for the past eight months. She supported the household by teaching children at a private school. She has two children, a boy and a girl. Her husband was an alcoholic, leading to daily fights at home.
She added that on Wednesday, she had a fight with her husband over his regular drinking. When she tried stopping him, they got into a fight and he left home. They searched for him extensively, but he was nowhere to be found.
On Friday, police received information about a body in the Gurgaon canal between the villages of Sarurpur and Madalpur. Police recovered the body, identified as Vishal, using documents found on the deceased and informed the family.
Police spokesperson Yashpal said that the body has been sent to BK Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
