Girl attempts suicide by jumping into River Tawi

Aman Zutshi

A girl attempted suicide by jumping into River Tawi here on Tuesday (April 30) afternoon.

According to the report, the incident took place when a girl aged between 19-20 years arrived at Tawi bridge connecting Jewel area and suddenly jumped from the bridge and made a bid on her life.

Local people along with Jammu and Kashmir police arrived at the spot to rescue the girl, who jumped into the Tawi river.

An eye-witness of the incident said that no onlooker tried to save the girl when she was jumping from the Tawi bridge.

Another eye-witness of the mishap said that the Tawi bridge has become a hotspot of suicides and there is no barricades on both side of the bridge to prevent people from taking such extreme steps. They alleged that the Akhnoor bridge which was a suicide point was barricaded, when several cases of suicides were reported.

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cognitive disengagement syndrome), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide such as firearms, drugs, and poisons; treating mental disorders and substance abuse; careful media reporting about suicide; improving economic conditions, and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). Although crisis hotlines are common resources, their effectiveness has not been well studied.

The most commonly adopted method of suicide varies from country to country and is partly related to the availability of effective means. Common methods of suicide include hanging, pesticide poisoning, and firearms. Suicides resulted in 828,000 deaths globally in 2015, an increase from 712,000 deaths in 1990. This makes suicide the 10th leading cause of death worldwide.

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