Hyderabad : According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the suicide rate in Telangana is among the top five states in the country.
The number of suicides for a one lakh population (which is defined as the rate of suicides) in Telangana was 26.5 in 2014.
Considering the present population of Hyderabad at one crore under GHMC limits, roughly every year the State capital is losing 2,650 persons through suicides.
The same NCRB census report points out that the major reason for suicides is invariably family problems. Close to 28 percent of the suicides happened because of domestic or relationship issues. Another significant reason for suicides was illness, which was at 18 percent.
‘Painless death’ is the most searched topic on the Internet.
There are two types of suicides, one is properly planned and the other is the instantaneous surge of emotional disturbance. The city has been witnessing emotional suicides in more numbers due to a lack of communication.
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