Noida: The latest case of the wife of an IRS officer ending her life over alleged dowry demands and mental torture and the spate of suicides being witnessed over the past one year in Gautam Budh Nagar district reflect alarming trends about mental health.
As per police data, as many as 380 people have died of suicide over the past one year — throughout 2020 — and of them, around one-third (126) were women while 24 were children and teenagers (aged below 18).
An analysis by TOI shows that suicides increased during the lockdown, and job loss, personal disputes, strained or broken relationships, poor health and depression are some of the major causes.