Cricket World Cup Loss Triggers Tragedy: 2 Suicide Cases Reported in Bengal and Odisha

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:59pm on 20 Nov 2023,Monday Sports

In a heartbreaking turn of events, the cricket fervor following India's loss to Australia in the World Cup final took a tragic toll, claiming the lives of two young individuals in West Bengal and Odisha. Rahul Lohar, 23, was found dead near a cinema hall in Bankura, West Bengal, where he had allegedly taken his own life following India's defeat. Similarly, in Odisha's Jajpur, 23-year-old Dev Ranjan Das was discovered hanging from his house terrace after the match. Das, undergoing treatment for an "emotional disorder syndrome," reportedly left home in despair after India's loss. Authorities have registered cases of unnatural deaths in both incidents, awaiting autopsy reports.

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