Ill man ends life in Delhi to prevent parents from bearing medical cost

A 24-year-old ill man ended his life by allegedly inhaling some gas to prevent his parents from bearing his medical cost, police said on Wednesday.Body of Nitesh Kumar, a resident of Malikpur village in Model Town, was found in a hotel room in northwest Delhis Adarsh Nagar area.

A 24-year-old ill man ended his life by allegedly inhaling some gas to prevent his parents from bearing his medical cost, police said on Wednesday.

Body of Nitesh Kumar, a resident of Malikpur village in Model Town, was found in a hotel room in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area. Police said he was working as a security guard for the past three-four months.

It is suspected that he inhaled some gas to end his life, police said. Kumar was found dead on Tuesday afternoon inside a hotel room where he had checked in at 5 pm a day ago, they said. A polythene was wrapped over his head with a pipe attached to it. It is suspected that Kumar inhaled some gas to kill himself, they added. However, the postmortem report will tell the exact details of his death and the nature of the gas, a senior police officer said. A suicide note was also found in the hotel room wherein the deceased mentioned that he cannot let his parents bear the expense of his illness, they said. Legal action has been initiated into the matter, they said.