Nizamabad: 54 suicide deaths on railway tracks in six months worries officials

According to reports, 52 men and two women have committed suicide on tracks in the distirct so far. Most of the suicides are taking place on Nizamabad, Kamareddy and Basara lines.

Nizamabad: In a concerning development, there has been an increase in suicides on railway tracks in the district, with 54 people dying by suicide in the last six months.

According to reports, 52 men and two women have died by suicide on tracks in the district so far. Most of the suicides were taking place on the Nizamabad, Kamareddy and Basara lines. Last year, there were 63 suicides reported on the railway tracks in the district, whereas this year in six months, the figure has touched 54, which is causing concern among railway authorities and locals.

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According to railway authorities, there were various reasons for people to end their lives like personal issues, love failure, family matters, health problems, financial problems, and loss in business. A majority of those ending their lives on railway tracks were men.

The railway tracks are unguarded and run several kilometres and it is very difficult to prevent any person from coming on the tracks, hence a large number of people under depression chose railway tracks to end their lives, officials said. It was observed that people living in the vicinity of the railway stations mostly head to the tracks to die by suicide. Several incidents of deaths on railway tracks go unreported as well due to various reasons.