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The officer has been identified as Jitendra Rawat.
An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) official committed suicide on Friday in Chanakyapuri area of Delhi. The officer gave up his life by jumping from the fourth floor of the residential society of the Ministry of External Affairs.
According to the police, the officer has been identified as Jitendra Rawat. He was in depression for some time. He was also undergoing treatment. No suicide note has been recovered from the scene. However, no evidence of any conspiracy has been found.
Jitendra lived with his mother on the first floor of the society, while his wife and two children live in Dehradun.
The Ministry of External Affairs is the residential society (Mea) society, the officers jumped from the fourth floor.
Ministry did not make much information public due to secrecy The Ministry of External Affairs said in its statement- An officer died in New Delhi on the morning of 7 March. The ministry is providing all possible assistance to the family and is in touch with the Delhi Police.
The ministry stands with the family in this difficult time. The ministry said that not much information related to the case will be made public, respecting the confidentiality of the family.
This incident once again emphasizes the need to raise awareness about mental health.
Mental Health is a major problem for the country
Mental health is a big problem for India. Due to work, studies or family reasons, stress, anxiety or depression is dominating people. According to UNICEF reports, one in seven people in India always feel depressed or they are very less interested in working.
The World Health Organization i.e. WHO figures show that the average rate of suicide per lakh people in India is 10.9. Surprisingly, most people do not know about their mental health. Because of which people are committing suicide.
Depression increases due to not being active
According to a study published in BMC Medicine in 2010, people who do not participate in any kind of sports or physical activities. They are more likely to have depression. It also revealed that by doing 1 hour exercise daily or by doing physical activities, the risk of depression or anxiety is reduced by 95%.
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