This Article is From Jan 09, 2016

Upset At Being Obese, 110-Kg Youth Kills Self in Coimbatore

Upset At Being Obese, 110-Kg Youth Kills Self in Coimbatore

The youth was working in a mill and suffering from muscular pain, particularly legs and back, due to his weight. (Representational Image)

Coimbatore: Apparently dejected over being overweight, a 24-year-old man weighing allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his house in Coimbatore, police said on Friday.

Vetriselvan, who weighed 110 kgs, was working in a mill and suffering from muscular pain, particularly legs and back, due to his weight, they said.

Depressed over his plight, the man committed suicide by hanging himself using a dhoti in his house last evening, which was noticed by his parents late night, police added.
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