Jet Airways employee commits suicide; Employees take out candle march

An ailing senior technician working with the beleaguered Jet Airways allegedly committed suicide by jumping off his building terrace in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Jet Airways had on April 17 announced a temporary suspension of operations after it failed to receive emergency funds from lenders, leaving about 23,000 employees to face a bleak future.

According to police, the technician allegedly committed suicide due to depression as he was suffering from cancer. Shailesh Singh (45) jumped off the terrace of his four-storeyed building in Nalasopara East on Friday afternoon, PTI quoted an official as saying.