Our correspondent
Hoshiarpur, December 2
A youth from Barian Kalan village in Mahilpur block, who was in Dubai for five years to earn a living, ended his life by hanging himself. Before the young man, Ravi Kumar, ended his life by suicide, he recorded a video of himself to inform his family members.
Ravi’s family has accused a resident of Jalandhar, who lived in a building near the victim in Dubai, of inciting suicide. The family has also written a letter to Prime Minister Bhagwant Mann and Union Minister of State Som Prakash demanding that the youth’s body be brought back from Dubai and action should be taken against the accused.
Paramjit Kumar, father of the deceased, said that in 2017, they had sent his son to Dubai on loan to improve the family’s financial situation. He alleged that a few days ago, his son had called them to inform them that a youth named Honey from Jalandhar was harassing him.
Paramjit claimed that his son was having an affair with a girl, and Honey sent him wrong messages using Ravi’s phone. This led to a fight between them, after which Honey started harassing him, he added.
He further said that four days ago, his son Ravi made a video from Dubai and informed them that he was going to end his life. The family convinced Ravi to drop everything and return, but on November 26 he hanged himself in his room in Dubai, Paramjit said.