Father commits suicide after daughter's marriage gets snapped

A man commited suicide in Jamshedpur on Saturday as he was disappointed by the snapping of his daughter's proposed marriage, the police said.

According to the police, Prem Chandra Ravi, a resident of Bagonhatu basti situated under the Siddagora police station, committed suicide by jumping into a nearby river. Divers of Jamshedpur Utility and Services Company (JUISCO) fished out the body on Saturday.

According to Ravi's son, the deceased was living in depression after the marriage of his daughetr got snapped after engagement. Ravi left home on February 18 did not return since.

The famliy members informed the police and a search operation was launched on Friday. The body has been sent for post-mortem. - IANS