Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Assistant Commandant Attempts Suicide, Family Blames Harassment
An assistant commandant in Jaora, part of the 24th Battalion, tried to end his life by taking too many depression pills.
This happened on a Friday after he was at the morning parade.
His family quickly took him to a clinic, then to a hospital in Indore.
His daughter and wife said that senior officers at work made his life hard, and that he'd been feeling down since 2020.
They claim that the officers did not take his health problems seriously and even hurt his work reports.
Before the attempt, he shared a suicide note online but took it down later.
24th Battalion Assistant Commandant in Jaora attempted suicide.
He ingested a large amount of depression pills on Friday morning.
He was rushed to a private clinic and then transferred to Bombay Hospital, Indore.
His family accused senior officers of harassment.
He had posted and then deleted a suicide note on social media.
- Who
- Rambabu Pathak, the assistant commandant, and his family.
- What
- Assistant Commandant attempted suicide by ingesting depression pills.
- When
- Friday morning.
- Where
- Jaora, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh; Bombay Hospital, Indore.
- Why
- Family alleges harassment by senior officers and claims his health concerns were ignored.
Family's View
Unknown
Harassment
Family's View
Senior officers harassed Pathak and ignored his health.
Unknown
The article does not include the senior officers' views on the matter.
- Victim
- Rambabu Pathak
- Position
- Assistant Commandant, 24th Battalion
- Location of Attempt
- Jaora, Madhya Pradesh
- Hospital
- Bombay Hospital, Indore
- Allegation
- Harassment by senior officers