Over 1.3 lakh Indians committed suicide in 2015: Govt data
As many as 1,33,623 people committed suicide in India in 2015, registering a 1.5% increase as compared to the suicide incidents of 2014, recently released government data has revealed. Maharashtra topped the state list with 16,970 suicides, followed by Tamil Nadu (15,777) and West Bengal (14,602). Uttarakhand (129.5%) and Meghalaya (73.7%) witnessed the highest spikes in suicide rates.\n