Indian-origin Suicide

The latest media reports indicate child welfare officials in Sydney in Australia are reviewing the child custody case after Priyadarshini Patil's suicide, and are in touch with their father, Ms Patil's husband.

Her father, Ravi Kumar, also a doctor, told the Birmingham Coroner's Court that his daughter felt the Queen Elizabeth Hospital was a "hypercritical environment to work in".

Britain's first female Sikh MP has written to the UK government calling for an independent inquiry into a state-funded National Health Service (NHS) hospital trust in Birmingham following the suicide of an Indian-origin junior doctor.

An Indian-origin student who hanged herself on the grounds of her school in London two years ago died as a consequence of a depressive illness, an inquest into her death concluded this week.

A 25-year-old Indian worker was found hanging in his accommodation, a Sharjah Police official said.

An Indian-origin anaesthetist who was heartbroken after receiving divorce papers from his wife committed suicide by taking an overdose of a cocktail of drugs in the East Midlands region of England, an inquest into his death concluded.

An Indian-origin student who had racked up debts with interest rates of up to 1,200 per cent hanged himself in his flat in the city of Leeds in northern England, an inquest into his death was told.

An Indian-origin pharmacist on trial for the murder of his elderly father by injecting him with a lethal dose of morphine has been freed by a UK judge, who ruled that he had acted out of "mercy and pure compassion".

An Indian-origin woman in the UK committed suicide as a result of suffering physical and emotional abuse from her former boyfriend, a court was told. Meera Dalal, who had previously sought help from doctors and referred to occasional suicidal thoughts, was found dead at her family home in Syston.

A 15-year-old Indian-origin boy hanged himself to death allegedly after being bullied in a school in the city of Leicester in the East Midlands region of England.

Worried over his permanent residency status in Australia, an Indian-origin man committed suicide in Melbourne last weekend, a media report said on Tuesday.

An Indian-origin hedge fund manager charged last week with insider trading was found dead with a slashed neck in an apparent suicide, police said today.

A new web-based tool to support mental health may reduce the rate of suicidal thoughts in people working in high-stress, high-pressure jobs, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found.

Drinking two to three cups of coffee daily may reduce your risk of death from heart disease, diabetes and suicide, researchers including those of Indian-origin have claimed.

An Indian-origin father who was found hanging here earlier this year strangled his wife and twin teenage daughters before committing suicide following a violent row over his in-laws allegedly "cheating" him out of money, a UK court has been told.

The latest media reports indicate child welfare officials in Sydney in Australia are reviewing the child custody case after Priyadarshini Patil's suicide, and are in touch with their father, Ms Patil's husband.

Her father, Ravi Kumar, also a doctor, told the Birmingham Coroner's Court that his daughter felt the Queen Elizabeth Hospital was a "hypercritical environment to work in".

Britain's first female Sikh MP has written to the UK government calling for an independent inquiry into a state-funded National Health Service (NHS) hospital trust in Birmingham following the suicide of an Indian-origin junior doctor.

An Indian-origin student who hanged herself on the grounds of her school in London two years ago died as a consequence of a depressive illness, an inquest into her death concluded this week.

A 25-year-old Indian worker was found hanging in his accommodation, a Sharjah Police official said.

An Indian-origin anaesthetist who was heartbroken after receiving divorce papers from his wife committed suicide by taking an overdose of a cocktail of drugs in the East Midlands region of England, an inquest into his death concluded.

An Indian-origin student who had racked up debts with interest rates of up to 1,200 per cent hanged himself in his flat in the city of Leeds in northern England, an inquest into his death was told.

An Indian-origin pharmacist on trial for the murder of his elderly father by injecting him with a lethal dose of morphine has been freed by a UK judge, who ruled that he had acted out of "mercy and pure compassion".

An Indian-origin woman in the UK committed suicide as a result of suffering physical and emotional abuse from her former boyfriend, a court was told. Meera Dalal, who had previously sought help from doctors and referred to occasional suicidal thoughts, was found dead at her family home in Syston.

A 15-year-old Indian-origin boy hanged himself to death allegedly after being bullied in a school in the city of Leicester in the East Midlands region of England.

Worried over his permanent residency status in Australia, an Indian-origin man committed suicide in Melbourne last weekend, a media report said on Tuesday.

An Indian-origin hedge fund manager charged last week with insider trading was found dead with a slashed neck in an apparent suicide, police said today.

A new web-based tool to support mental health may reduce the rate of suicidal thoughts in people working in high-stress, high-pressure jobs, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found.

Drinking two to three cups of coffee daily may reduce your risk of death from heart disease, diabetes and suicide, researchers including those of Indian-origin have claimed.

An Indian-origin father who was found hanging here earlier this year strangled his wife and twin teenage daughters before committing suicide following a violent row over his in-laws allegedly "cheating" him out of money, a UK court has been told.