Hi all; "Bobbitt" becomes verb in India:
Depression drives man to 'bobbitise' himself
IANS, New Delhi, Hindustan Times, December 6, 2001
Depression drove a 30-year-old teacher to "bobbitise" himself in New Delhi on Thursday, police said.
Sombit Kumar, a bachelor, was depressed over his failure to find a job as an engineer to fulfil his parents' desire, police said.
Kumar was found lying in a pool of blood late Wednesday night in his one-room rented accommodation in an east Delhi neighbourhood. He was rushed to a near-by hospital where he is recuperating, police said.
"Kumar said he had studied to become an engineer but failed to find a proper job. In desperation, he started working as a mathematics teacher," a police officer told IANS.
Kumar taught at the Ambedkar Polytechnic in east Delhi's Nehru Vihar, close to where he lived.
"Kumar told us that his failure to fulfil the dream of his parents had driven him to depression and that he was undergoing medical treatment for his condition," police said.
Kumar's parents live in West Bengal and attempts are being made to contact them.
hindustantimes.com
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