Differently-abled man commits suicide outside Andhra Pradesh Bhawan

New Delhi, February 11

A differently-abled man from Andhra Pradesh, who was facing a financial crisis, allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison outside Andhra Bhawan here, a police official said today.

Davala Arjun Rao was a resident of Kinthali Village in Srikakulam. The official said the incident took place on the intervening night of February 10 and 11.

The police said around 7 am, they were informed by an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) about an unidentified body lying near the footpath of Jaswant Singh Road.

Rao was found dead on a wheelchair and a suicide note written in Telugu was recovered from the spot, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma said.

In the two-page suicide note, Rao cited financial crisis as the reason for taking such an extreme step, Verma said. — TNS