Post war suicide rate is escalating in the former LTTE town

Sri Lanka Guardian
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According to authoritative news published in the independent Neruppu.com website, the suicide rate in the former Tamil Tiger capital Kilinochchi has reached an alarming level after the war.

According to psychiatrist Dr M Jeyarajah, serving at the Kilinochchi District hospital, under the present circumstances over four persons, mainly women, are committing suicide in Killinochchi per day.

The cause for the alarming death rate is attributed to failures of social conditions for the victims. According to him, those who have lost their husbands in the war and those unable to find the whereabouts of their spouses following the war are the ones taking their lives in frustration and deep sorrow.

Lack of protection and financial difficulties are leading to their suicidal tendency.

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