Man consumes poison in court premises

Vadodara: A man attempted suicide in the district court premises at Diwalipura in Vadodara on Tuesday afternoon.
Govind Thakor, who consumed poison from a bottle, was rushed to Gotri hospital for treatment and the police said that his condition was stable.
According to the police, 47-year-old Thakor was in court for the hearing of a maintenance case, filed by his wife some years ago.
He had been attending the hearings for the last three years and had paid some money to his wife.
“Thakor was supposed to pay Rs 4.50 lakh to her and hearing for which was kept on Tuesday,” said Gotri police inspector V R Vaniya.
“Thakor was sentenced to jail for a few days in the same case in the past too. He seems to have consumed poison to divert attention as he would have had to pay more money to his wife. His condition is stable but the doctors have kept him under observation,” Vaniya added.
Thakor’s family members claimed that he was hassled as he could not arrange for the money and that’s why he consumed poison out of frustration.