Bhubaneswar-based IBM (Indian Bureau of Mines) official Ibrahim Sharif, who had gone missing for over four months, tried to end his life, sources in the Commissionerate police here said.
Sharif, who was interrogated by the police on Friday, reportedly said he wanted to commit suicide because of the “pressure” of the workload at his office. He, however, did not spell out the nature of the “pressure” in clear terms, the sources said.Sharif, who had gone missing since November 25 last and returned home here on Friday morning, said during the interrogation that he had thought of ending his life by consuming pesticides, said the police sources.
“We have to verify his statements and version to ascertain whether it is correct or not,” said Twin City Commissioner of Police Dr RP Sharma without divulging the details of what Sharif had actually told his interrogators.Stating that Sharif’ stayed at different places in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the last four months, Dr Sharma said his statements cannot be taken as the truth without further investigation.
“We will investigate and find out why a man who decided to end his life chose to return home after a long gap of four long months,” Dr Sharma added.On the other hand, Sharif’s wife Salma Begum said her husband has gone into a state of depression after his return and is not opening up before the family members.“We are not forcing him to do any sort of work at home and praying to God to help him recover from depression and become normal as soon as possible,” she said.
