Bihar saw a nearly 45% jump in the number of suicide cases in 2019 — the highest in the country—, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released on Monday. Altogether 641 suicide cases were recorded in the state as compared to 443 in 2018.
Bihar is followed by Punjab with a jump of 37.5% cases while neighbouring Jharkhand is ranked third with a 25% rise in terms of rate of suicide cases.
In 2018, Punjab recorded 1,714 cases, which increased to 2,357 cases in 2019 while for Jharkhand the number of cases went up from 1,317 in 2018 to 1,646 cases in 2019.
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