Suicide by electrocution

Deaths due to electrocution are not uncommon in this part of the world. Most of such deaths are accidental in nature. We report a case of suicide by electrocution. The deceased himself was an electrician. His occupation must have prompted him to use such method of committing suicide. It is also obvious from the fact that he rightly used ‘black’ and ‘red’ wires to electrocute himself. Most of the suicides by electrocution world over are committed by persons who had knowledge of electricity. In India it is probably a second reported case of suicide by electrocution. Because of rarity of the suicide by electrocution in this region case is reported.