“Waving to friends, blowing kisses”: Live broadcast of 22-year-old man’s last moments before committing suicide

New Delhi: A 22-year-old man from Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh committed suicide after live-streaming his last moments on Instagram, police said on Saturday. The incident, which occurred late on Friday night, sparked concerns about the role of social media in such tragedies, with a 14-minute video later circulating online.According to officials, the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the DeHart Police Department. Vikas Yadav, a station staff member, said the man, Manoj Rajak, went live on Instagram shortly before taking the extreme step. “He waved and blew kisses to his friends during a live chat before committing suicide by hanging himself from a noose attached to a ceiling fan,” Yadav told PTI.Rajak works as a plumber and also sells ready-made clothes from a rented room. After his mother died, his father remarried and he lived alone. Friends and acquaintances described him as quiet and polite.One of his friends, Shubham Rajak, said they rushed to his room around 10.30 pm after noticing the distressing video on Instagram. However, when they arrived, he was already dead.Police said no suicide note was found at the scene. The body was sent for post-mortem and later handed over to the family. As part of the investigation, officers have seized Rajak’s mobile phone and are examining his social media activity.