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Sunday, July 18, 2010 (22:07:08) |
| Tags : Suicide, Murder, Haryana |
Looking for a 'sweet' suicide |
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| New Delhi, July 18: If a man intends to commit suicide, will he consume poison with plain water or with liquor? The point arose during the hearing of a murder case in Haryana.
The defence lawyer argued that it was a case of suicide wherein the deceased consumed pesticide (sulphas) powder mixed with drinks. The prosecution lawyer said anyone intending to commit suicide would consume pesticide with water and not liquor.
Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan intervened to say he did not know the practice in Haryana, but if a person was planning to commit suicide in Gujarat, he would rather do so with sweets. He said Gujaratis are so fond of sweets that they couldn't think of anything unless it was coated with sugar.
Thus if someone wanted to commit suicide, he or she would probably look to sweeten the lethal mix before consuming it. Justice Radhakrishnan, before being elevated to the Supreme Court, was chief justice of the Gujarat High Court. (IANS) |
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