1Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, AMC MET Medical College, Ahmedabad-08
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, AMC MET Medical College, Ahmedabad-08
3Ex. PG Student, Forensic Science, Dept. of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
4Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, C.U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar
Males were involved in 342 cases. The male: female ratio being 1.6: 1. It is found that the common predisposing factors for committing suicide in males were stress and financial crisis. In females, most common predisposing factor to commit suicide was social harassment by in laws. In cases of unmarried females, most common cause for suicide was love failure. Higher incidences were found in the 3rd decade of life.
Poisoning, Suicide, Homicide, Accidental
