Farmer tries to hang self at Jantar Mantar, detained

A 32-year-old farmer tried to hang himself by throwing a rope over a tree trunk near Kerala Bhawan at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi district on Monday afternoon. The man, identified as Prashant Deshmukh, has been detained at the Connaught Place police station and will be released soon, said a senior Delhi Police official.

According to the police, at around 1 pm, policemen posted at the picket near Kerala Bhawan saw Deshmukh throwing a rope over a tree few metres away from Kerala Bhawan. The cops quickly swung into action and took him to the nearest police station. “We got his medical examination done from a nearby hospital. He has been detained. No case has been registered. The man will be released soon,” said a senior police officer.

In April last year, a farmer committed suicide at Jantar Mantar. 

The victim, Gajendra, a native of Dausa from Rajasthan allegedly hanged himself from a tree at an AAP rally at Jantar Mantar which led to a political furore between the state and the Central governments over Land Acquisition Bill.