Hefty electricity bill drives father of four to commit suicide in Punjab

TAXILA: Overwhelmed by a hefty electricity bill, a poverty-stricken man committed suicide by slitting his throat in the limits of Taxila police station on Sunday.

Police while quoting the family of the deceased said, 38-year-old Nadeem Akhter, a resident of mohallah Parri near railway station, was facing severe financial difficulties and an electricity bill amounting to Rs50,072 added to his woes.

He had not paid Rs38,000 bill for August and the September bill of Rs50,072 came...