suicide

Around 700,000 people die from suicide every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

There is gloom in Bamora village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. A migrant worker Manish ‘Sunil’ Vishwakarma, who had returned from Delhi in May this year when the entire nation was under COVID-19 induced lockdown, allegedly committed suicide.

Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day. It is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).