Patna: Two deaths by suicides by two employees of a micro-finance company in the state capital have puzzled the police. The first incident took place on March 21, when one Sachin Kumar, an employee of micro-finance company died by suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his rented accommodation in Gayatri Nagar under Rupaspur police station area. His body was found hanging inside his room on March 22 morning, when his wife returned home from Bhagalpur. Subsequently, on the same day, another employee of the same firm, Ananya Kumari, 24, died by suicide by hanging herself at her flat in Rukanpura area in the evening. Earlier in the day, she had visited Sachin’s flat with another colleague. SHO, Rupaspur police station, Ranvijay Kumar, said the first case was registered on March 22, while the second on Saturday. “The police are probing the case from all angles. Both the victims’ families accused the manager of the company of creating pressure on their employees and using foul language against them. No suicide note was found in their rooms. We are collecting the CDR record of the victims,” he said. “Initially, it appears to be a case of a love affair. There are unanswered questions why Ananya went to Sachin’s house the next day, and after knowing about his suicide, she also hanged herself. The girl wrote on her hand with a marker before the suicide that she was under work pressure. Investigation is underway, and things will be clear after the probe,” the SHO told this reporter. Ananya’s cousin, Jyoti Jha, said her cousin went to Sachin’s house after she received a call from the zonal head of the company. “She had her phone in hand, indicating she had received a call. We don’t know what happened in the office as there are no CCTV cameras inside. She usually used to return to home around 6.30pm, but on March 22, she reached home at 4.30pm and went to her room and died by suicide. The family broke the door and found her hanging. They saw a message written on her hand, stating that no life is valued in this office,” she said.
