The mystery of India’s suicide numbers
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10 every year to promote worldwide awareness. Although the suicide rate has seen a downward trend in India, the increasing population means that the number of suicides has continually risen.By Tariq HashmatA country of 1.35 billion has lost nearly 140,000 to suicides. This is the tip of the iceberg. A conservative estimate suggests that for every suicide, there are over 20 attempts to take one’s own life – adding up to nearly three million attempts in India, every year.India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) publishes yearly reports on...