What is the Common Cause Of Suicide and Why Someone Commit Suicide? The Investigation on Burari case has not reached any conclusions yet. On the basis of Post-mortem, the police believe its a mass suicide. Burari Mass suicide has rocked the entire country and left people into a trance. People asking what could be the reason behind this extreme step? As per reports, the mystical practices triggered the act.
Burari Mass Suicide has been a topic of discussion since 11 family members including seven women, two men and two teens. They found hanging themselves in Delhi’s Burari on 1, July. There are many Mass Suicide cases in the world which are still a mystery. Some of them are:
Common Cause Of Suicide in Jonestown
In 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide. It happened at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of Guyana. Many of Jones followers willingly ingested a poison-laced punch. Many forced to do that on gunpoint. The final death toll at Jonestown that day was 909, a third of those who perished were children.
Jones commanded everyone to gather in the main pavilion and commit what he termed a “revolutionary act.” The youngest members of the Peoples Temple were the first to die. As parents and nurses used syringes to drop a potent mix of cyanide, sedatives, and powdered fruit juice into children’s throats. Adults then lined up to drink the poison-laced concoction while armed guards surrounded the pavilion.
Jauhar in Rajput Kingdom
The film Padmaavat is based on the Queen of Mewar i.e. Rani Padmini. In the 14th century, Rani Padmini, the queen of Chittor, led all the royal ladies and their children to jump into a bonfire. She tried to protect themselves from the Sultan of Delhi’s lustful army. Whilst the women and children would perform self-immolation, the men (fathers, husbands, and sons) would charge against the attackers, facing certain death, a practice intended to protect both the sexes honour.
Suicide defined as the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. There are many factors that play a role in influencing whether someone decides to commit suicide. Nearly everyone experiences suicidal thoughts at one point or another throughout their existence.
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Here are Common Cause of Suicide and Suicidal thoughts:
Bullying
Most of the people have experienced bullying in some part of their life. Bullying can generate demotivation, hatred, and suicidal thoughts. In many cases, bullying goes completely unrecognized until the victim can’t take it anymore and sees suicide as the only way to escape the pain that they are experiencing.
The good part is that India has Anti-Bullying laws, After some of the cases of suicide from bullying and ragging. India introduced Anti-Bullying and Anti-Ragging laws to protect suicide. It is Under section 354A and 354B, following the Nirbhaya case. This section deals with sexual harassment, Stalking and includes harassment via electronic communication. Section 507 of IPC deals with “criminal intimidation by anonymous communication”.
Drug Addiction / Substance Abuse
Use of Narcotics during the loneliness increases the chances of suicide. Most of the suicides are under the influence of sleeping pills or other types of intoxication while committing suicide. Many people use drugs to escape painful feelings of depression and hopelessness of their current life situation. Addicted to drugs or alcohol may provide some short-term relief from the pain they feel. But over the long term, drug use tends to alter brain functioning and neurotransmitters. One study found that in a country where alcohol use is more, the rate of suicide is highest.
There are some NGO working towards Rehabilitation such as Muktangan, Society Undertaking poor people’s onus for Rehabilitation
Unemployment: Common Cause Of Suicide
Unemployment leads the feelings of isolation and makes people think life without purpose. With a poor economy, many people lose their jobs and look for new work, but since the competition is fierce, landing a new job can be difficult. In many cases unemployed makes people feel depressed due to lack of regular income.
Unemployment in India is a social issue and the Ministry of Labour keep the track of unemployment in India. Currently, 31 million unemployed Indians seeking a job. The highest since October 2016, according to a report published on Feb. 27 by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), a think-tank that tracks business and economic data.
If you are unemployed you may find yourself socially isolated and be lacking purpose and structure in your day and it can lead to suicidal thoughts or suicide.
Traumatic Experience
A traumatic event is an incident that causes physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological harm. The person experiencing the distressing event may feel threatened, anxious, or frightened as a result. In some cases, they may not know how to respond or maybe in denial about the effect such an event has had.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is also known as ‘PTSD’. A disorder characterized by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. When people feel helpless about their situation and permanently traumatized, they may turn to suicide.
Physical abuse: Physical abuse is any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person by way of bodily contact. In most cases, children are the victims of physical abuse, but adults can also be victims, as in cases of domestic violence or workplace aggression. A person who is being physically abused may view suicide as the only way in which they can escape their situation.
Sexual abuse: Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is usually undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. When unreported or not addressed, this trauma can make a person feel highly suicidal.
Financial Problems: Common Cause Of Suicide
People who are facing financial debts and bills often see suicide as a solution. Financial stress can have major effects on your health. Stress, in general, can cause heart attacks, strokes, and many other serious health issues regardless of the source.
Although most people in financial troubles eventually end up working their way out of debt, some people are afraid to deal with this situation. In the event that a person becomes embarrassed about their finances and feels depressed about their debt, they may consider suicide as a way to escape this situation.
Gambling: Common Cause Of Suicide
Gambling is taking a risky action for the desired action i.e. to play a game for money. Sometimes if the luck supports you, it can make a huge money but losing it can give suicidal thoughts.
Gambling in India is heavily restricted except for selective categories including lotteries and horse racing. Critics of gambling claim that it leads to crime, corruption, and money laundering While some claim that it can be a huge money source.
Relationship Problems: Common Cause Of Suicide
Many people struggle in a relationship including being in abusive relationships or going through a Breakup. Some people may have difficulties making friends and maintaining a close group for socialization. Others may struggle with staying in abusive relationships just so that they can avoid feeling isolated and lonely.
Among individuals that are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans-gendered, the leading cause of suicide isn’t family rejection, it’s relationship troubles. Most research suggests that these individuals deal with significantly more relationship stress than those who are heterosexual.
Health problems also provoke suicide in many cases
Health problems also provoke suicide. suicidal thoughts keep coming in the mind of a person suffering from chronic pain, cancer, HIV, Aids, infertility, etc.
Suicide is an illegal act in India. Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, says that, whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such an offence, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year.
However, upon considering the recommendations of the Law Commission, the Government of India introduced Mental Healthcare Bill and the same was passed in the Rajya Sabha on August 8, 2016. Bill seeks to provide better health care facilities for those people who are suffering from mental illnesses. Bill also seeks to decriminalize the offence of Attempt to Suicide. By virtue of Section 124 of the Mental Healthcare Bill, notwithstanding anything contained in section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, any person who attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to be suffering from mental illness at the time of attempting suicide and shall not be liable to punishment under the said section.
