Kanpur (UP), Apr 13 (PTI) A 40-year-old iron trader allegedly died by suicide on Monday after jumping from the fourth floor of his residence here, police said.
The deceased, Arpit Jain, a resident of Kidwai Nagar, is survived by his wife, Shweta and two children, Dravya and Pranshu, they said.
Family members told police that Jain had been under severe stress for the past month due to mounting financial losses in his business.
On Monday morning, he went to the rooftop of his house and jumped from the fourth floor. After hearing an unusual loud thud sound, the neighbours rushed to the spot and found him lying in a pool of blood.
They alerted the family, who immediately took him to a private hospital in Naubasta. Doctors there referred him to a private hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, the family said.
Station House Officer (Kidwai Nagar), Dharmendra Kumar Ram, said no suicide note was found.
“Preliminary findings suggest financial distress as the reason behind the extreme step. The matter is under investigation,” he added. PTI COR ABN HIG HIG
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