Man commits suicide in Pulwama amid family dispute

PULWAMA — A tragic incident unfolded in the Bonura area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district as a man, whose identity remains withheld, took his own life, according to a senior police officer.

The officer said that the individual consumed a poisonous substance at his residence late Monday night. Despite being rushed to the district hospital in Pulwama, the man succumbed to the poison the following Tuesday morning.

Sources close to the investigation revealed that the deceased, who was employed in the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department, allegedly resorted to this extreme step due to an ongoing family dispute.

In response to the incident, authorities have initiated an investigation into the matter, with the police taking cognizance of the situation.