How stress is driving Delhi cops to suicide
5 years ago

How stress is driving Delhi cops to suicide

India Today  

Nothing appeared too remarkable when Unish Kumar began his duty as an MP's Personal Security Officer on Thursday morning. Experts and former police bosses say increasing work pressure has triggered stress that shrinks social life and also leads to family and health problems. WHAT EXPERTS SAY Dr. Rajat Mitra, a clinical psychologist who has assisted the Delhi Police for over a decade, said, "A large number of policemen are suffering from depression due to long duty hours and encounters with negative events. Dr. Nand Kumar, professor, psychiatry, AIIMS, also said long working hours, sometimes 16 hours a day, and no fixed timings deprive cops of family time and that leads to frustration. "The department must start an initiative allowing cops to regularly consult either psychiatrists or seniors, instead of routine programmes that don't break the taboo.

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Police constable dies by suicide in Pune
9 months ago

Police constable dies by suicide in Pune

Hindustan Times  

A police constable aged 28 years died by suicide after he shot himself dead with his service rifle while on duty. The incident was reported on Thursday late night at Lohiya Nagar police chowki in Shukrawar Peth area. DCP Sanddep Singh Gill said, “Unfortunately our policeman died after he shot himself using a service rifle. Help is a call away …

Delhi records 3,367 suicide cases in 2022: NCRB data
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi records 3,367 suicide cases in 2022: NCRB data

Hindustan Times  

Delhi recorded a 22 per cent on-year jump in suicide cases in 2022, the latest NCRB data showed. In 2022, of the 3,367 people who died by suicide, 842 were women and 2,525 men. According to an analysis of the National Crime Records Bureau's Accidental Deaths and Suicides Report, there were 3,367 suicide cases reported in Delhi in 2022. The …

Delhi cop shoots self with service revolver; dies
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi cop shoots self with service revolver; dies

India TV News  

New Delhi: A Delhi Police head constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service revolver inside a PCR van on Saturday morning near Chandgi Ram Akhara in Civil Lines area of the national capital, a senior officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sagar Singh Kalsi said that today at around 6:25 am, the police received the information that head constable …

Delhi Police Head Constable Shoots Self with Service Pistol, Dies
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi Police Head Constable Shoots Self with Service Pistol, Dies

News 18  

A Delhi Police head constable died on Thursday after he shot himself with his service pistol inside Paharganj police station, officials said. Head constable Devender, posted in jaguar team of Delhi Police’s central district shot himself at 3.30 am, they said. A suicide note has also been recovered in which Devender has stated that he took the extreme step due …

Delhi: 58-year-old cop dies by committing suicide at residence in Punjabi Bagh
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi: 58-year-old cop dies by committing suicide at residence in Punjabi Bagh

India TV News  

Highlights The deceased has been identified as Benny, a resident of Police Colony in Punjabi Bagh He was recently admitted to MGS Hospital due to chronic disease and other health issues The body has been shifted to the mortuary of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for further proceedings Delhi news: A Police sub-inspector allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence …

Over 800 cases of suicide in the Armed Forces: Why our soldiers are so stressed
2 years, 5 months ago

Over 800 cases of suicide in the Armed Forces: Why our soldiers are so stressed

Firstpost  

Long duty hours coupled with a lack of adequate sleep and rest, the attitude of senior leadership and long deployment in conflict areas are to blame for high stress levels in the armed forces The Centre has said 819 armed forces personnel died by suicide over the last five years, with the Indian Army accounting for 642 such cases alone. …

Constable Deployed at Delhi High Court Shoots Self
3 years, 3 months ago

Constable Deployed at Delhi High Court Shoots Self

News 18  

A 30-year-old constable of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary deployed at the Delhi High Court allegedly shot himself dead with his service weapon on Wednesday, police said. "An information was received that a constable of Rajasthan Armed Constabulary deployed in High Court security has reportedly committed suicide by his service weapon," Deepak Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said. According to police, …

Delhi Police constable shoots himself in head, rushed to AIIMS
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Police constable shoots himself in head, rushed to AIIMS

India Today  

A Delhi Police constable allegedly attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head with his service pistol in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar area on Monday morning, officials said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Ingit Pratap Singh said, "We received a PCR call at Vasant Vihar police station around 6 am about a police constable who had a bullet injury. Immediately, the …

Delhi Police head constable died of bullet injury, says autopsy report
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Police head constable died of bullet injury, says autopsy report

Op India  

The post-mortem report on Tuesday has revealed the exact cause of the death of the Delhi police head constable Ratan Lal who had lost his life in the riots that have ensued in Delhi in wake of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. According to the autopsy report cited by News Nation, Ratan Lal had died of a bullet …

Policeman among 5 killed in Delhi violence over CAA
4 years, 10 months ago

Policeman among 5 killed in Delhi violence over CAA

The Hindu  

A police head constable and four protesters died in violence that erupted over opposition to the Citizenship Act in the Jaffrabad, Maujpur and Bhajanpura areas of northeast Delhi on Monday. Additional Medical Superintendent, Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Dr. Rajesh Kalra, said five persons, including head constable Rattan Lal, died during the violence. During the violence, a group of anti-CAA protesters …

Metro tracks becoming preferred sites for committing suicide
4 years, 11 months ago

Metro tracks becoming preferred sites for committing suicide

India TV News  

On January 8, Anjani Kumar Rai allegedly attempted suicide by jumping in front of a train at Dwarka metro station. This was another suicide adding to the list of suicides committed at metro stations in the national capital. In 2018, a total of 17 suicides took place at Delhi metro stations. A senior Delhi Metro official said that despite taking …

Suicide at Delhi Metro stations: DMRC running '#NeverGiveUp' campaign
5 years, 2 months ago

Suicide at Delhi Metro stations: DMRC running '#NeverGiveUp' campaign

India TV News  

From young to old, at least eight cases of suicides at Delhi Metro stations have been reported in the past five months, with five of these occurring in September alone. On World Mental Health Day on Thursday, doctors said many people choose getting hit by metro trains to kill themselves as it allows them to die with "minimal pain" and …

With 25 suicide bids in 17 months, Delhi Metro is turning into the capital's suicide point
5 years, 4 months ago

With 25 suicide bids in 17 months, Delhi Metro is turning into the capital's suicide point

India Today  

With at least 25 attempted suicides in 17 months, the Delhi Metro is turning into a suicide point for the national capital. Figures also show that between 2014 and 2018, there have been 80 suicide bids inside Delhi Metro stations. In the wake of the increasing number of suicide bids, Delhi Metro has also installed glass barriers on the platforms …

Head constable commits suicide by shooting self with revolver in Lucknow
5 years, 4 months ago

Head constable commits suicide by shooting self with revolver in Lucknow

India Today  

A head constable posted at the police security headquarters in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver. Devi Shankar, the head constable, was then taken to the trauma centre in Lucknow where he died during treatment. He committed suicide by shooting himself from his service revolver," Ratan Kant Pandey, the Deputy Inspector General, said. …

Two UP policemen commit ‘suicide’ in Kasganj, Agra
5 years, 4 months ago

Two UP policemen commit ‘suicide’ in Kasganj, Agra

Hindustan Times  

Two policemen in their fifties allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Kasganj and Agra districts on Sunday and Monday, the police said on Monday. In the first incident, Devi Singh, 54, a sub-inspector posted at Dariyabganj police outpost in Kasganj district, allegedly shot himself in the head with his service revolver on Sunday, the police said. In the second …

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