Visually impaired music teacher attempts suicide

Sushil Goyal

Sangrur, July 6

A music teacher employed at Government Primary School, Ram Basti, Sangrur, today allegedly attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. Ramandeep Goyal, who is 85 per cent visually impaired, is a resident of Ram Basti here. Goyal said five persons were responsible for his attempting this extreme step.

Dr Rahul, a medical specialist at Civil Hospital, Sangrur, who initially examined Goyal, said that when he examined him in the noon, his vital organs were functioning and his condition was stable. Later, Dr Himanshu Garg said that in the afternoon, Goyal was referred to Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, for further treatment.

Station House Officer (SHO) of Sangrur city police station-1 Gurmail Singh said that the statement of Goyal could not be recorded as according to the doctor, he was unfit to give his statement. The statement of his parents could also not be recorded as they wanted to take care of their son, he said. He added after recording a statement in this case, further proceedings would be initiated.

In his social media post, Ramandeep had claimed that some persons were harassing him for past some time due to which he was going to end his life. He alleged that a man who lived near his house had thrown debris in the street due to which they had been facing problems daily. Despite making a complaint in this regard to the police, nothing happened, he added.

He also said that two persons out of five responsible for his action, gave a false complaint to the police that he (Ramandeep) had been harassing them. He said that in this regard, the police were making multiple phone calls to him.