Unable to repay debt during lockdown, man ends life in Gujarat

SURAT: A 27-year-old employee in a milk dairy ended life at his residence in Puna area of the city on Monday under pressure from private financier. The deceased left behind a suicide note mentioning that he is unable to pay back the debt due to lockdown and is taking the extreme step following threats from the financier.
Body of Arvind Kawad, a resident of Vikram Nagar in Punagam area, was found on Monday morning from his residence. He was alone at the third floor rented accommodation. He hanged himself tying a rope to the iron rod in ceiling.
Police recovered a one page suicide note from the spot. In the suicide note he wrote, "I am being threatened by financier that if I don't pay money in two day then they will kill me. And due to lockdown I am unable to repay them money."
"About debt and financier police are yet to collect any details since the family is busy with cremation. Police investigation will reveal more details," said a police officer at Puna police station.
Kawad's family had left for their native village in Amreli district on Sunday. Kawad was to go to Amreli with his brother on Monday night on motorcycle but before that he took the extreme step