Kaushambi Radisson Blu MD Found Dead At Home, Probe Underway

Mandawali police station received a PCR call of a person found hanging at his home in Commonwealth Games Village. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Amit Jain, managing director (MD) of Radisson Blu Kaushambi in Ghaziabad, was found dead today at his home in Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi, an official stated, news agency ANI reported. 

Amit Jain, managing director, Radisson Blu Kaushambi, Ghaziabad was found dead at his residence in Commonwealth games village, Delhi, today: CO, Indirapuram, Uttar Pradesh

— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2022

According to the police, he was transferred to Max Hospital in Patparganj and proclaimed dead.

There have been no allegations of wrongdoing. Investigations are underway. According to the police, a case has been registered under section 174 of the Indian Penal Code.

A PCR call was received at Mandawali PS about the hanging of a person at his house in Commonwealth games village. He was rushed to Max Hospital, Patparganj where he was declared brought dead. No allegations of any foul play yet. Probe on. Case registered u/s 174 IPC: Delhi Police

— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2022

Suicidal hanging is the most prevalent suicide method worldwide, particularly among young people, and it shows the mental health of specific indigenous tribes. Hanging was the most common cause of suicide in India in 2019 and 2020, accounting for 53.6% and 57.8% of total suicidal fatalities, respectively, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). 

According to the NCRB report, the rate of suicides in India reached worrisome levels in 1998, when 104,713 people, including 43,027 women, hung themselves.

In 2021, there were 1,65,033 suicides reported, compared to 1,53,052 and 1,39,123 in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Suicides were 1,29,887 in 2017, increasing to 1,34,516 in 2018, as per the NCRB report. 

(With Inputs From Agencies)