Key Points
Mohali district recorded a total of 116 deaths by suicides between 2021 and August 31, 2024; among these, alarmingly, 105 suicides were by people aged 18 to 45 accounting for 90.5% of all deaths..
With suicide prevention taking centre stage in September, underscoring the critical need for effective mental health resources and community support to address the escalating crisis, police data from the last four years (2021-2024) reveals a significant rise in suicides among the younger population in Mohali..
Among these, alarmingly, 105 suicides were by people aged 18 to 45 accounting for 90.5% of all deaths..
Supporting the findings of the National Crime Records Bureau of more male suicides in the country, more males took the extreme step in Mohali in comparison to females..
According to police, family problems and illness were the major causes of suicides overall, besides domestic disputes, drug abuse, alcoholism, unemployment, broken relationships, failure in examination, professional troubles, property dispute and death of a near one..
