GANGTOK,
04 Aug: A 36-year-old woman has reportedly committed
suicide by hanging herself at her residence at Rinchenpong in West Sikkim. In another case registered at
Gyalshing Police Station, a 30-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping into
the Kalej Khola.
As per the report received, a missing report
was lodged by the husband on the deceased on 26 July stating that she jumped
into Kalej Khola with the intention to commit suicide in West Sikkim.
Accordingly, a search was conducted to locate the body but could not be traced
out. It was only on 03 August that the dead body was found on the river bank.
A crisis
intervention centre intended for suicide prevention throughout the state of
Sikkim has been set up at Police Control Room, Gangtok for handling distress
calls. A dedicated phone number 221152 is installed where all calls will be
attended by gazetted officers of the Police department. The Helpline is
available 24x7 and supports people who call for themselves or someone they care
about.
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