On Friday, Rupesh Kumar was found hanging in his room. The police, upon reaching the spot, recovered a suicide note. In the note, he did not hold anyone responsible for his death.
Patna: Patna High Court lawyer Rupesh Kumar, aged 29, was found dead in his apartment on Friday. He ended his life by hanging himself. Despite winning his battle against cancer, he could not overcome mental stress.
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Who Was Rupesh Kumar?
Rupesh Kumar was originally from Narayanpur Bujurg village in the Mahua police station area of Vaishali district. He had been residing in Patna and was living in Flat Number 108 of Patliputra Heritage Apartment, located in the Gandhi Nagar area under Rajiv Nagar police station.
On Friday, Rupesh Kumar was found hanging in his room. The police, upon reaching the spot, recovered a suicide note. In the note, he did not hold anyone responsible for his death.
He wrote, “I won the battle against cancer, but I am committing suicide due to mental stress.”
Rajiv Nagar police station in-charge Amit Kumar confirmed that the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team had collected important evidence from the spot.
“The lawyer’s body has been sent for post-mortem,” he said.
The police have registered an Unnatural Death (UD) case and are further investigating the matter
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Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (“the Code”) provides for preparation of inquest report in case a person has committed suicide, or has been murdered or killed by an animal, machinery or in an accident, or has died under suspicious circumstances.
Section 174 of the Code reads as follows : “174. Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc. When the officer-in-charge of a police station or some other police officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf receives information that a person has committed suicide, or has been killed by another or by an animal or by machinery or by an accident, or has died under circumstances raising a reasonable suspicion that some other person has committed an offence, he shall immediately give intimation thereof to the nearest Executive Magistrate empowered to hold inquests, and, unless otherwise directed by any rule prescribed by the State Government, or by any general or ….”
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