Old man commits suicide

Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 8: An old man committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his residence in Ward No 7 Kathua today. He has been identified as Ram Murti, 65, son of  Isher Dass.
The family members shifted him to District Hospital Kathua where doctors declared him as brought dead, police said.
Police said being a chronic patient, Ram was fed up with daily illness and this might have forced him to take the extreme step. Kathua Police has registered a case under relevant Sections of the law.