Financial problems allegedly drove a 25-year-old trader to suicide on Friday night under Malviya Nagar police station. The youth, identified as Satyanarayan Sharma, hanged himself from the ceiling fan at his residence in B- block.

According to the police, he had been under depression after suffering severe loses in his business recently. He used to sell packed milk which was not a success. Moreover, he could not get back more than Rs two lakh which he had given to one of his friends.

He had gone to his room on Friday night after dinner. When he did not respond to repeated knocks at his door on Saturday morning, family members broke open the door and saw Satyanarayan hanging from the ceiling fan of the room, Jogaram, SHO, Sanganer police station said. He was declared brought dead by the doctors of Jaipuria hospital.

However, the police did not recover any suicide note from the scene, they said. The police handed over the body to the family after post-mortem.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a 24-year-old man, Kamal Mittal, committed suicide on Friday night by jumping in front of a speeding train near Gaurav Tower under Maliviya Nagar police station.

According to police, as there were boundaries on both sides of the railway line, he should have gone there just to commit suicide. However, his family members told the police that he was not depressed recently and was enjoying his life.

"The Railway police informed us on Friday midnight that a body was lying on the tracks. When the police reached the place, it was found that his body was mutilated beyond recognition and could be identified only by his clothes and belongings," said Malviya Nagar SHO.