‘Depressed’ counsellor kills self in Greater Noida

GREATER NOIDA: A 35-year-old counsellor at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) in Shahdara allegedly committed suicide at his Greater Noida home in Sector Alpha-I on Saturday. Police have recovered a suicide note.
A senior cop said the victim, Rahul Kumar Sahni’s body was discovered by his family. “The family had gone out while Sahni remained at home saying he was unwell.When the family returned, they found him hanging from a fan in his room. He was taken to a hospital, but was declared brought dead,” said a senior officer, adding in a six-page suicide note Sahni wrote he was depressed with the “nature of his life and work.”
Dr Nimesh Desai, director at IHBAS, said that there is already a system in place to de-stress employees at the hospital. “We are planning to overhaul the system so that employees are more vocal about their problems,” he said.