A cement trader residing on Pathanpura-Jalalpur Road in Rath town took his own life early Tuesday morning by jumping into Devariya Pond. CCTV footage from a camera near the 18-foot-deep pond captured the young man jumping in. After discovering a suicide note in the bathroom, family members rushed to the pond and began a search. After about five hours of strenuous effort, the young man’s body was recovered from the pond.
Bhupendra Kumar (30), son of Kamta Rajput and a resident of Pathanpura-Jalalpur Road, was a cement trader. Around 4:00 AM on Tuesday, he jumped into Devariya Pond, located on Jalalpur Road.
**Words written in the suicide note**
When his wife, Nidhi, went to the bathroom in the morning, she found a suicide note. It stated that he would be found in the pond, asked for forgiveness, and requested that the family not worry. Upon reading the note, his wife screamed in shock. Family members were informed and rushed to the pond to search for him. **Incident captured on CCTV**
CCTV footage from a camera near the pond showed Bhupendra jumping into the water. Subsequently, family members and the police launched a search operation. After about five hours of intense effort, the young man was retrieved from the pond, deceased. The deceased’s brother, Deependra Kumar, stated that Bhupendra ran a cement business. He is survived by his five-month-old daughter. His wife, Nidhi, and mother, Rajkumari, are inconsolable following his death.
