Pune's elderly fight loneliness, depression, suicidal tendencies

Posted by: 2016-02-09 11:11:15 ,
By Raj Kumar

Over a month ago, an elderly man, aged 61, allegedly jumped off the ninth floor of a building located on the BT Kawade Road. The police investigations revealed he was undergoing depression and was taking treatment for the same for the a few years. The same housing society had seen a similar case of suicide in September last year that involved a 60-plus woman jumping off her balcony on sixth floor. The neighbours claimed she too had been suffering from depression for which she was taking medication.


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