Man dies by suicide while on video call with wife in Indore

Indore, July 29

A 30-year-old man allegedly died by suicide during a video call with his wife, who recorded the act, in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, police said on Monday.

Manoj Nirmal, a resident of the Pardeshipura police station area, made a video call to his wife on Sunday and hanged himself from the ceiling fan, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amarendra Singh said.

The couple had a marital discord, and the woman was living with her parents. The man was a delivery agent with a private firm, he said.

Nirmal’s wife recorded a video of the act on her mobile phone, and the police have recovered it, the official said.

A detailed investigation is under way, he said.