Love failure main reason for suicide
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Chennai: Love affairs and family problems seem to be the major reasons why people in India end their lives more than economic causes, such as poverty, unemployment or insolvency, according to statistics published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Incidence of suicide due to family problems accounts for 25.6 per cent of all such deaths recorded in the country in 2012, while love affairs account for 3.2 per cent.
According to the NCRB report ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2012’, 2 per cent of all suicidal deaths were due to bankruptcy or sudden change in economic status. Incidence of suicides due to poverty and unemployment stood at 1.9 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively.
In all, family problems (25.6 per cent) and love affairs (3.2 percent) accounted for 28.8 percent of total suicides in the country during 2012.
Tamil Nadu is no exception to this nationwide trend. The state, which has recorded the maximum number of suicides in the country, also reported the second highest incidence of suicide due to family problems after Maharashtra.
Maharashtra recorded 6,496 deaths while TN totted up 4,842. Love affairs led as many as 488, including 250 girls, to commit suicide in TN, second only to Assam that recorded 494 deaths. The state recorded 211 deaths due to unemployment, 39 due to bankruptcy and 38 on account of poverty.
Neuropsychiatrist Dr E.S. Krishnamoorthy said that emotions ran high with youngsters, rejection affected them badly.
“Both people in a relationship have a mutual responsibility to end it gracefully rather than abruptly. One might disengage and walk out, but the other may find it difficult to move on in rest of the life,” he said.
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