‘Looked at his friends and waved, kissed them’: Livestream of 22-year-old man’s last moments before dying by suicide india news
New Delhi: A 22-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district committed suicide after streaming his last moments on Instagram, police said on Saturday. The incident, which came to light late on Friday night, has raised concerns over the role of social media in such tragedies, with a 14-minute video of the act later circulating online.According to officials, the incident took place under Dehat police station area. Station House Officer Vikas Yadav said the man, identified as Manoj Rajak, had gone live on Instagram shortly before taking the extreme step. “During the live chat, he waved to his friends and kissed them before committing suicide by hanging himself from the fan,” Yadav told PTI.Rajak, who worked as a plumber, also sold readymade clothes from his rented room. After his mother’s death, his father remarried, after which he was living alone. Friends and acquaintances described him as calm and well-behaved.One of his friends, Shubham Rajak, said that they immediately rushed to his room after seeing the disturbing visuals on Instagram around 10.30 pm. However, by the time they arrived, he was dead.Police said that no suicide note was found at the spot. The body was sent for post-mortem and later handed over to the family. Authorities have seized Rajak’s mobile phone and are examining his social media activity as part of the investigation.
