Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau
Rohini Kalam, who represented India internationally in the Jiu-Jitsu sport, was found dead at her home in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas on Sunday, police officials said.
Rohini won a bronze medal in the 8th Asian Championship in Abu Dhabi. She was not just an athlete who represented India internationally, but also worked as a martial arts coach at a school, and had been under some work-related stress, NDTV said in a report.
No one from her family was home when the suspected suicide took place, and her sister Roshni later found her hanging, the publication further said.
Her father, a retired Bank Note Press employee, and his mother and sister, were all away from home when she allegedly took the extreme step. While preliminary investigation points to suicide, no note has so far been recovered.
Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. A few major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).
