Maharashtra government job aspirant hangs self to death for this reason

Getting a government job is the dream of many aspirants. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many govt job aspirants are facing many challenges as their career has been affected. One such heart-wrenching case was reported in Maharashtra where a 24-year-old aspirant decided to end his life over the delay in conducting the final MPSC interview.

The incident took place in Pune’s Hadapsar area on Sunday. The 24-year-old Maharashtra government job aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house.

The deceased identified as Swapnil Lonkar, a civil engineering diploma holder. According to media reports, Lonkar had cleared the 2019 Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) preliminary and main exams and was waiting for the final interview date, news agency PTI reported.

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According to an officer from Hadapsar police station, Lonkar had also cracked the 2020 preliminary exam.

On June 30, Lonkar hanged himself in his home and left a suicide note behind.

In the note, he termed the MPSC exam as a “mayajaal” and appealed to others not to get into the trap.

His note stated that he was getting depressed as the interview was not being conducted and he was also worried about the age limit criteria. Lonkar also stated that he took the loan in the hope that he would crack the exam. His family had a lot of expectations from him, senior inspector Balkrishna Kadam said quoting the suicide note.

Meanwhile, Lonkar’s father blamed the Maharashtra government for his son’s untimely death.

His mother also told reporters that her son had a dream to save 100 lives by donating platelets and he had also donated 28 times.

Rohit Pawar, NCP MLA from Karjat Jamkhed urged the government to complete the MPSC recruitment process by taking all the precautions as depression is creeping into the young generation.

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