Father and son attempt suicide after bulldozer demolishes home, one critical

Such incidents highlight the need for careful consideration and humane approach in demolition drives, especially when it involves people's homes

Published On 2026-04-08 08:15 GMT   |   Update On 2026-04-08 08:15 GMT

Farrukhabad (The Uttam Hindu): Two heartbreaking cases of suicide and attempted suicide have emerged from Uttar Pradesh. The first is from Shahjahanpur, where three people, including a father and son, hanged themselves in front of officials, enraged by the demolition of their house by the administration team. The second incident occurred in Farrukhabad, where a sick woman took her own life in a horrific act and also bit her own sister who came to rescue her.

There was commotion as soon as the JCB was seen, three people were hanging from the tree

There was an outcry on Tuesday afternoon in Majreta village of Magtora in Jalalabad police station area of ​​Shahjahanpur district, when the administration team arrived with a heavy police force and JCB to demolish a house built on a chak road, calling it illegal. As soon as the team started the action, the victim's family started protesting. Seeing their home destroyed in front of their eyes, three people including a father and son became so desperate that they made a horrific attempt to commit suicide by hanging themselves from a tree located near the house.

Police rescued two, city magistrate reached the hospital

Suddenly, there was chaos at the spot when three people were found hanging from a tree in front of the officials. The policemen acted quickly and somehow brought down the two people hanging from the noose and saved their lives. However, the condition of the third person became very serious and he was immediately admitted to the medical college, where he is undergoing treatment. Seeing the seriousness of the incident, the city magistrate also reached the hospital late in the evening and took stock of the situation. According to the villagers, about a year ago also the administration team had come to demolish the same house.

Sister was trying to stop him from embracing death, she bit him with her teeth and hanged herself

Meanwhile, a tragic incident occurred in Badi Khajuria, a village in Kuan Kheda Wazir Alam, located in the Katra region of Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday morning, the body of a 35-year-old woman named Chandni was found hanging from a noose on the upper floor of her house. Her in-laws claim that she was extremely distressed by her prolonged illness. Most horrifyingly, Chandni's younger sister, Neelam, was present when she was making a noose from the pallu of her saree. Neelam tried her best to stop her and pull her down from the noose, but Chandni, determined to embrace death, bit her sister's hand and hanged herself. Upon receiving information about the incident, police and forensic teams arrived at the scene and began an investigation, and her parents have also been informed.

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