Another lockdown casualty: Man kills self in UP; Priyanka Gandhi hits out at BJP govt

Due to the unplanned lockdown that has wreaked havoc all over the country, rendering millions of people jobless, a 50-year-old man committed suicide in eastern Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

In a suicide suicide, Bhanu Prakash Gupta blamed the extended lockdowns as the reason for his suicide. He also said that he decided to take his life for failing to feed his family.

Gupta, who worked in a hotel in the nearby Shahjahanpur district, is survived by four children, his wife, and an unwell mother. Gupta’s body was found on a rail track in Lakhimpur Kheri district and the suicide note was found on him.

In the suicide note, Gupta said that while there was wheat and rice in his house, thanks to the government ration shop, it was not enough. He said he did not have money to buy other essentials like sugar, salt and milk. Gupta also said that his elderly mother was very ill and it pained him that he was unable to get his mother treated.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the Yogi government after learning of the incident.

“In an unfortunate incident, Bhanu Gupta of UP committed suicide by coming under a train. His work had stopped. He had to get himself and his mother treated. He got only ration from the government. But his letter states that other items too have to be bought. There are other needs too. This letter may not reach you like the letter that celebrates one year. But please read this,” said Priynaka Gandhi in her tweet.

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government has promised assistance to Gupta’s family.

“We have conducted a preliminary inquiry. He has a ration card and he was distributed grain this month as per his quota and so, he had no shortage of grain. We will investigate the reasons for suicide. We have found the suicide note,” said Shailendra Kumar Singh, District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri.