Amritsar: Doctor allegedly commits suicide, 8 booked for abetment
Amritsar: A registered medical practitioner has committed suicide as he hung himself from a ceiling fan at the Ladhewal village on Friday evening due to alleged pressure and harassment over loan taken from moneylenders. The village comes under the jurisdiction of the Gharinda police station.
As per a media report in the Tribune India, a suicide note was found near the body by the family. The family members alleged that the practitioner had taken a loan from some persons, following which he was harassed by the accused for returning the amount.
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The police booked eight persons under the charges of abetment to suicide on the basis of the suicide note found on the spot. The accused have been identified as Jagdeep Singh of Jathaul village, Pankaj Arora of Swami Medical Store in Katra Sher Singh area, Parvej, Kanwaljit Singh, Sukhraj Singh of Guru Nanak Medical Store at Khasa, Bittu of Rajatal village, Malkit Singh of Bhaje village and Gurdev Singh of Gandiwind village. A case under section 306 of the IPC was also filed against them, however, the police haven't made any arrests.
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