Youth hangs self in UP

Amethi: A 18-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself here, police said today. The victim, identified as Lavkush, son of one Saryu Prasad Tiwari, took the extreme step late lat night apparently because he was suffering from leprosy and the condition had become complicated, Bharat Raj, SHO of Jagdishpur, said. The youth, a native of Pure Shivgulam village, was pursuing a B.Com from the Government Degree College in Musafirkhana, Raj said. The body has been sent for postmortem, he said.