Teacher hangs self in Bhavnagar village

Rajkot: A 52-year-old school teacher hanged himself at his house in Thadach village in Palitana taluka of Bhavnagar on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Khimji Sosa.
"The incident came to light at around 7.30am when Khimji's wife woke up and saw him hanging from the ceiling and informed other family members," said K V Gohil, investigating officer, Palitana taluka police.Khimji was a school teacher in Vegali village of Talaja taluka in Bhavnagar, about 8km from Thadach.
"Primary probe suggests that Khimji was suffering from mental ailment and was undergoing treatment but did not recover. Therefore, he took this extreme step," Gohil added.
Khimji is survived by his wife and five children including four daughters.