Unable To Buy Daughter's Insulin, Lucknow Businessman Shoots Himself After Emotional Facebook Live

A debt-ridden Lucknow businessman tragically ended his life via suicide, livestreaming a plea for help. He cited overwhelming debt and inability to afford insulin for his diabetic daughter as reasons.

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A real estate businessman in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow shot himself after livestreaming a desperate video appeal describing his inability to afford insulin injections for his diabetic daughter. According to an NDTV report, the debt-stricken man, whose identity has not been revealed yet, ended his life by shooting himself with a security guard's firearm at his office.

In a Facebook Live, posted shortly before his death, the businessman appealed to the celebrities and others, pleading for support for his family. He further added that he could not bear the pressure of the outstanding debts and the financial obligations.

According to the report, the man in the video said that he could not arrange money to buy life-saving insulin for his daughter, who suffers from diabetes.

The report further mentioned that by the time his family members saw the live stream, informed the police, and reached the spot, the man had already shot himself, the cops said. According to the initial probe, the man had been in severe financial stress and had accumulated debts running into several crores over the past few years.

According to NDTV, a case has been registered in the matter, and a probe is underway into the circumstances that led to the incident.