Guwahati: A youth committed suicide by jumping off from the fourth floor ICU ward of Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
The deceased identified as Hussain Ahmed Barbhuiyan is a resident of South Mohanpur village of Hailakandi.
According to reports, he has attempted suicide earlier for which he was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
He poisoned himself before and as a result his brain was injured. After 20 days of treatment, he was practically stable and his family asked the doctors if they could take him home.
However, the doctors denied this claiming that because the case had been filed and the police might order the same.
According to his sister, his mother died two months ago and he was frequently chastised for skipping Namaz and instead using the phone for which he tried suicide.
His death is a mystery because he was bound with a harness but managed to escape, according to his siblings.
Meanwhile, the SMCH authority had launched an in-house investigation.