19-year-old boy commits suicide

A 19-year-old boy committed suicide by jumping from a hospital building in central Mumbai as he was fed up of his prolonged illness, police said today.

Shailesh Rankhabe, a resident of Parbhani, was suffering from stomach ulcer since two years and was undergoing a treatment at KEM hospital at Parel, they said.

Rankhabe was allegedly depressed over his sickness and he commited suicide last night, they said.

A case has been registered, police added.