Bengaluru: Man dies by suicide after jumping from third floor of GT Mall
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old man died by suicide after jumping from the third floor of GT Mall on Magadi Road on Monday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Sagar, a resident of Papayya Garden in the KHB Colony area. According to police, Sagar arrived at GT Mall around 9:30 AM and leapt from the third floor, dying on the spot.
Officers from the K.P. Agrahara police station visited the scene and sent the body to Victoria Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Police said Sagar had studied engineering at a private college in the city but had failed to complete the course. He had been unemployed and reportedly suffered from mental health issues for nearly ten years, for which he was undergoing treatment.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at K.P. Agrahara police station, and further investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
