A man in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, attempted to die by suicide on Friday night by ingesting mosquito repellent following emotional distress caused by a breakup with his girlfriend. The incident unfolded after the man shared a disturbing Instagram video of himself consuming the repellent.
Around 3:30 am on Saturday, the Police Commissioner’s media cell alerted the Trans Yamuna Police Station to an Instagram video showing the man drinking mosquito repellent in an apparent suicide attempt. The footage captured him swallowing three gulps of the toxic substance, visibly wincing in pain as he clutched his stomach.
The post, which was rapidly shared across social media, prompted immediate police intervention. Officers Durgashankar and Manoj Kumar responded promptly, arriving at the man’s rented accommodation in Sati Nagar Naraich, located in the Trans Yamuna Colony.
Upon arriving at the scene, police officers initially received no response when they knocked on the door. Concerned for the man’s safety, the officers were forced to break the door open. Inside, they found the man in distress, suffering from the effects of the toxic substance.
The police acted swiftly, immediately transporting the young man to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. The man's condition has stabilised following intervention, and he is now recovering, acxcording to media reports.
The man, who is from outside Agra, has been living in the city for some time while preparing for competitive exams. According to several reports the recent breakup with his girlfriend left him emotionally distraught, leading to several days of depression.
His feelings of despair culminated in the suicide attempt on Friday night, with mosquito repellent being used as the poison.
Police reports confirm that the man’s actions were not impulsive; he had been struggling with the emotional fallout from the breakup, which weighed heavily on his mental health.
This incident follows another troubling case in Uttar Pradesh. On October 18, police in Lucknow rescued a 26-year-old woman from Kalyanpur, Kanpur Nagar, who had ingested poison in an apparent suicide attempt.
The woman had previously filed a rape complaint against a PAC constable, accusing him of assaulting her in the previous year. She was found near Vikramaditya Marg and was quickly rushed to Civil Hospital, where she is now recovering in the emergency ward.
According to Lucknow police, the woman had filed an FIR under Section 376 of the IPC (rape) and other related charges against the constable, who was stationed at the 37th Battalion PAC in Kanpur.
