Jharkhand woman attempts suicide near Parliament House

New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman hailing from Jharkhand attempted suicide on Thursday near the Parliament House. Woman was miffed over not getting a job on compassionate grounds after her father’s death.

Sukumari (25) had consumed pesticide around 2 PM near a fountain at Vijay Chowk close to the Parliament House complex, police source said.

The woman consumed some pesticide as she was miffed over not getting a job in Central Coalfields Limited in Jharkhand after the death of her father who was employed with the company.

According to the woman, her father died in 1989 and she was supposed to get a job on compassionate grounds.

Sukumari had claimed that she has ran from pillar to post in attempts to get a job, but was not given one. The woman had arrived in the national capital yesterday and wanted to commit suicide near the Parliament House so that her plight would come into notice.

Police claimed that the woman was rushed to a nearby hospital where her condition is said to be out of danger.

Bureau Report

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