Harassed for rent, migrant ends life

Our Correspondent

Gurugram, May 18

A 40-year-old migrant worker committed suicide in his room in Gandhi Nagar. A suicide recovered from his room said he was ending his life as his landlord was continuously harassing him to pay rent and he had no money to do so.

The police said Madhusudan of Odisha consumed a poisonous substance to end his life and his landlord has been booked for abetment to suicide under Section 306 on the basis of a note found in his room.

“I continue to suffer without work and do not have money even for food, but my landlord is demanding room rent. He is harassing me every day and I cannot take it anymore and am taking this extreme step,” read Madhusudan’s suicide note.

Investigating officer sub inspector Subhash Yadav said Madhusudan’s family had been informed in Odisha about his death. “They told us that he was not in touch with them for 20 years. A probe is on and his body has been kept in the mortuary.”