Appendix Table1 List of analysed media articles Title: Hunger, fear and isolation: An analysis of media reports of COVID-19 related suicides in Journal: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Authors: Madhumitha Balaji, Vikram Patel* *Corresponding author - Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Sangath, India. Email: [email protected]

No Media article Date Title Type of article Language 1 NewsMeter 11-02-2020 Chittoor man fears corona virus, commits suicide News report English 2 Times 12-02-2020 Fearing he had contracted coronavirus, man News report English locks family, kills himself 3 UK 12-02-2020 Coronavirus: Indian man 'died by suicide' after News report English becoming convinced he was infected 4 Scroll.in 12-02-2020 Coronavirus: Andhra farmer fears he contracted News report English infection, dies by suicide 5 18-03-2020 Suspected coronavirus patient commits suicide News report English by jumping off 7th floor of Safdarjung Hospital

6 India TV 18-03-2020 Coronavirus suspect commits suicide, jumps off News report English 7th floor of Safdarjung Hospital 7 19-03-2020 Man suspected of Coronavirus commits suicide News report English 8 Scroll.in 19-03-2020 : Suspected coronavirus patient taken for News report English tests dies by suicide at Safdarjung Hospital 9 Livemint 19-03-2020 Suspected coronavirus patient commits suicide at News report English Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital 10 Inextlive 19-03-2020 Coronavirus Impact: COVID-19 suspect in Delhi News report committed suicide, jumped from 7th floor of Safdarjung Hospital 11 The New Indian 19-03-2020 Man suspected of coronavirus commits suicide News report English Express by jumping off Safdarjung Hospital building: Police 12 Digital 19-03-2020 Coronavirus suspect commits suicide by jumping News report English from 7th floor of Safdarjung Hospital 13 The Citizen 21-03-2020 Struggling with Mental Health in the Time of Feature article English Coronavirus 14 21-03-2020 Chandigarh: 38-year-old man commits suicide, News report English wife says he feared loss of job 15 22-03-2020 Man commits suicide over suspicion of being News report English infected by Coronavirus 16 The New Indian 22-03-2020 Covid scare hits business, auto driver ends life News report English Express 17 24-03-2020 Worrisome: Three suicides over corona scare in News report English three days 18 Kaumudi Online 24-03-2020 Barber commits suicide on suspicion of being News report English infected by corona 19 Digital 25-03-2020 Gripped by COVID-19 fear, woman commits News report English suicide; leaves suicide note behind before jumping into well 20 Mirror 25-03-2020 56-year-old commits suicide in coastal Karnataka News report English over COVID-19 fear 21 The New Indian 26-03-2020 Anxiety and suicide tendency high among home- Feature article English Express quarantined people 22 The Federal 27-03-2020 2 commit suicide in Bengal over fear of News report English contracting coronavirus 23 27-03-2020 Coronavirus: Kerala man commits suicide after News report English alcohol shops shut 24 27-03-2020 Couple commits suicide over Coronavirus fear in News report English Rajahmundry 25 The New Indian 27-03-2020 COVID-19 lockdown: Kerala man allegedly News report English Express commits suicide after showing withdrawal symptoms 26 Vijay Karnataka 27-03-2020 Couple commit suicide by setting fire in Andhra News report

27 27-03-2020 Coronavirus fear: suspected suicide News report Kannada

28 28-03-2020 Kerala: Man commits suicide after closure of News report English liquor outlets 29 The Times of India 28-03-2020 Tamil Nadu: Man, forced into isolation by kin, News report English commits suicide 30 28-03-2020 Frustrated over not getting alcohol, one more News report English man commits suicide in Kerala 31 Bangalore Mirror 28-03-2020 COVID-19: Two commit suicide out of fear News report English 32 The Indian Express 28-03-2020 Bored in lockdown, 21-yr-old man commits News report English suicide in Jamnagar 33 The New Indian 28-03-2020 As COVID-19 turns dry, alcoholic News report English Express commits suicide 34 Janwani 28-03-2020 Because of Poverty or unemployment hung him News report Hindi self, he committed suicide after seeing his kids crying because of hunger 35 28-03-2020 Suicide due to fear of corona, a man jumped into News report Marathi panchganga river and ending his life 36 Livemint 29-03-2020 In God’s own country, 1 died of Covid-19 but 7 Feature article English commit suicide after alcohol ban 37 Swarajya 29-03-2020 Kerala Has A New Headache Amid The Feature article English Coronavirus Outbreak — Suicide By Tipplers As Liquor Outlets Are Shut 38 The New Indian 29-03-2020 Withdrawal symptoms: Two persons commit News report English Express suicide in Kollam 39 The New Indian 29-03-2020 One more ends life as outlet closes in Kannur News report English Express

40 29-03-2020 Udupi man who committed suicide fearing News report English having contracted coronavirus tested negative

41 The Times of India 29-03-2020 Frustrated at not being able to get liquor, two News report English people commit suicide in Karnataka 42 Hindustan Times 29-03-2020 Karnataka man commits suicide fearing he has News report English coronavirus 43 Mirror Now Digital 29-03-2020 Bengaluru coronavirus lockdown: 2 tipplers News report English commit suicide after shutting down of liquor shops 44 News18 29-03-2020 A Different Tragedy Strikes Kerala During COVID- News report English 19 Lockdown Due to Non-Availability of Alcohol

45 Public TV 29-03-2020 Four of them commit suicide without drinking News report Kannada alcohol 46 30-03-2020 Man commits suicide after family stops him News report English from going out on bike 47 Mirror 30-03-2020 No liquor to drink, two people commit suicide in News report English Kerala

48 Twitter 30-03-2020 Anand (age 33) commits suicide near Kolar Gold News report English Fields 49 INSIDENE 31-03-2020 Coronavirus: Shillong Youth Commits Suicide News report English after being Stranded in Agra amid Lockdown 50 01-04-2020 Being deprived of toddy, tippler self-electrocutes News report English in Kothur Bangalore Mirror 01-04-2020 Karnataka farmer commits suicide over fear of News report English 51 being infected by cor onavirus 52 Hindustan Times 01-04-2020 Telangana engineering student sets herself News report English ablaze fearing coronavirus infection 53 The New Indian 01-04-2020 Supply chain breaks, farmers in distress News report English Express 54 01-04-2020 Worker commits suicide by jumping off the News report Tamil bridge in frustration of not drinking alcohol 55 01-04-2020 No booze, 8 commit suicide in Kerala News report English 56 Hindustan Times 02-04-2020 Three more corona suicides in west UP News report English 57 02-04-2020 COVID-19: Alleged Suicides and the Pandemic of Feature article English Fear 58 HuffPost India 02-04-2020 Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 2,000: 13 Things Feature article English To Know Today 59 News18 02-04-2020 Amid Coronavirus Lockdown, States Across India News report English Witness Surge in Suicide Cases Due to Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms 60 02-04-2020 Coronavirus: youth kills self after allegedly News report English being tortured by UP police for breaking quarantine rule 61 Outlook 02-04-2020 UP corona suspect commits suicide News report English 62 News Track 02-04-2020 Clerk of sugarcane department hanged in News report English Saharanpur, wrote in suicide note - Not sleeping 63 The Times of India 02-04-2020 Stigmain awe forover 10 coronavirus days testing blamed for man's News report English suicide

64 03-04-2020 UP: Corona suspected youth admitted to News report Hindi quarantine ward in Shamli commits suicide, came to village two days ago

65 The Week 03-04-2020 Frustrated over fights during lockdown, man kills News report English wife, commits suicide in Gurugram 66 03-04-2020 AP youth commits suicide accusing police for News report English thrashing him during lockdown 67 The Telegraph 03-04-2020 Youth commits suicide after returning from News report English Bangalore 68 LiveHindustan 04-04-2020 Doctors refuse to do postmortem of husband and News report Hindi wife committing suicide due to fear of corona, know what is written in the suicide note

69 India TV 04-04-2020 Coronavirus scare: 42-year-old businessman in News report English quarantine commits suicide in Gujarat 70 Hindustan Times 04-04-2020 Covid fear: Elderly couple ends life in Amritsar News report English

71 Livemint 05-04-2020 Facing 'social boycott', Covid-19 negative man News report English commits suicide in Himachal's Una 72 Hindustan Times 05-04-2020 UP migrant worker quarantined in Udaipur News report English commits suicide 73 Hindustan Times 05-04-2020 Arunachal Pradesh officer commits suicide; Covid- News report English 19 related stress could be trigger: Police

74 Orissa Post 05-04-2020 Man commits suicide owing to financial crisis News report English amid 21-day lockdown 75 The New Indian 05-04-2020 A Himachal man, who tested negative, ends life News report English Express after illagers blame him for spreading coronavirus 76 ThePrint 06-04-2020 Man from UP commits suicide after suspecting of News report English having contracted Covid-19 77 The New Indian 06-04-2020 Uttar Pradesh man commits suicide after getting News report English Express cough, cold; police suspect coronavirus infection

78 India Today 06-04-2020 Father of three allegedly commits suicide in News report English Assam 79 The Times of India 06-04-2020 Punjab: 64 year old woman commits suicide, fear News report English of Covid-19 suspected 80 National Herald 07-04-2020 Lockdown leads to dramatic increase in incidents News report English of domestic violence in UP 81 07-04-2020 Suicide by lorry driver News report Tamil 82 Outlook 07-04-2020 Teenage boy, girl found hanging from tree in UP; News report English police say suicide 83 The Telegraph 08-04-2020 Coronavirus link in Uttarakhand suicide News report English

84 Samayam 08-04-2020 An unmarried man hanged himself in fear of News report Malayala Covid in Thiruvananthapuram m 85 Jagran English 09-04-2020 Coronavirus Impact: Man from UP's virus free News report English region commits suicide as he was missing his wife

86 Hindustan Times 09-04-2020 Tribal youth in quarantine hangs himself to death News report English in Odisha 87 Latestly 09-04-2020 Karnataka Farmer Commits Suicide After Failing News report English to Sell Produce Due to Coronavirus Lockdown

88 The New Indian 10-04-2020 Elderly man in coronavirus isolation ward News report English Express commits suicide in Ariyalur Hospital 89 Gujarat 10-04-2020 Home quarantine truck driver of Upleta commits News report Gujarati suicide near Junagadh 90 Northeast Now 11-04-2020 Coronavirus patient from Assam commits suicide News report English in 91 Loksatta 11-04-2020 Coronavirus: Suicide of a youth in Nashik for fear News report Marathi of coronavirus Loksatta 11-04-2020 Corona suicide in Akola News report Marathi 92 93 11-04-2020 Young man commits suicide for fear of being News report Marathi corona; Shocking incident in Nashik 94 Pune Mirror 11-04-2020 Man commits suicide inside COVID-19 isolation News report English ward in Ariyalur Government Hospital

95 Hindustan Times 11-04-2020 Covid-19 patient from Assam allegedly commits News report English suicide in Maharashtra 96 INSIDENE 11-04-2020 Assam Man Commits Suicide after Testing News report English Positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra 97 News18 11-04-2020 Man Under Covid-19 Home Quarantine in News report English Muzaffarnagar Commits Suicide 98 Arunachal24.in 12-04-2020 Coronavirus: Two COVID-19 positive patient News report English commit suicide in Maharashtra 99 12-04-2020 30-year-old man commits suicide after testing News report English positive for Covid-19 100 The Times of India 12-04-2020 Covid-19 stress: Cop shoots self, 4 others commit News report English suicide in Maharashtra 101 Mumbai Mirror 12-04-2020 Fearing he has coronavirus, Nepali man commits News report English suicide

102 The Print 13-04-2020 More than 300 Indians have died of the Feature article English coronavirus, and nearly 200 of the lockdown 103 DNA 13-04-2020 COVID-19 suspect commits suicide in UP's News report English Greater Noida 104 13-04-2020 UP: 22-Year-Old Dies by Suicide After Being News report English Thrashed by Cop for Violating Quarantine 105 The Quint 13-04-2020 ‘Not Anyone’s Enemy’: Suicide Note of Man News report English Targeted Over COVID-19 106 Amar Ujala 13-04-2020 Lockdown: Workers trapped in Haryana are News report Hindi worried about suicide 107 Top Tamil News 13-04-2020 A hungry Bihar worker commits suicide by News report Tamil hanging in Ambattur 108 NewsClick 13-04-2020 COVID-19 Lockdown: Bihar Tea-seller Ends Life, News report English Family Alleges Financial Crunch 109 The New Indian 13-04-2020 Gripped by fear over virus, farmer ends life News report English Express 110 13-04-2020 Covid 19 Lockdown: man allegedly commits News report English suicide for not getting liquor 111 Newsd 13-04-2020 Quarantined man commits suicide in Bihar’s News report English Darbhanga: Police

112 The New Indian 14-04-2020 Bihar migrant worker commits suicide News report English Express 113 Northeast Now 14-04-2020 Migrant worker commits suicide in News report English

114 Livemint 14-04-2020 Illness triggers social stigma and suicide in News report English southern Tamil Nadu 115 Amar Ujala 14-04-2020 Punjab: 65-year-old man under stress due to News report Hindi increased lockdown, swallowed sulfas 116 India Today 15-04-2020 Covid-19 positive woman commits suicide in News report English Mumbai 117 Hindustan Times 15-04-2020 Mumbai woman who tested positive for Covid-19 News report English reportedly commits suicide 118 Mumbai Mirror 15-04-2020 Kandivali priest kills self after learning about News report English lockdown extension 119 The Tribune 15-04-2020 Gurugram youth, Nuh driver kill themselves amid News report English ongoing lockdown 120 The Times of India 15-04-2020 Darbhanga man commits suicide in isolation News report English camp 121 Hindustan Times 15-04-2020 Priest kills self after learning about lockdown News report English extension 122 Mirror Now Digital 17-04-2020 Punjab: 45-year-old man commits suicide, family News report English accuses police of torturing for stepping out during lockdown 123 The Times of India 17-04-2020 Haryana: 30-year-old man commits suicide in News report English Gurugram 124 The Telegraph 17-04-2020 Hounded over coronavirus, couple kill News report English themselves 125 India TV 17-04-2020 Married commits suicide due to not being sent to News report Hindi lockdown 126 The Indian Express 18-04-2020 Migrant’s last earning before suicide: Rs 2,500 News report English from sale of phone 127 News Track 18-04-2020 Watchman commits suicide due to fear of News report English Corona, report came negative 128 Kaumudi Online 20-04-2020 Youth ends life after cops seize bike for violating News report English lockdown 129 The New Indian 21-04-2020 Jharkhand: 'Depressed' man kills self after News report English Express declaring himself corona positive on social media

130 Loksatta 21-04-2020 Coronavirus: Two commit suicide due to News report Marathi lockdown in Nashik 131 The New Indian 21-04-2020 Quarantined man in Jharkhand jumps from third News report English Express floor of hospital, dies 132 Live Cities 21-04-2020 Project manager lost job due to lockdown, News report Hindi suicide done in tension 133 OpIndia 22-04-2020 Jharkhand: Teacher kills self after declaring News report English himself coronavirus positive on social media 134 The Telegraph 23-04-2020 Lockdown claims jobless gardener News report English 135 News18 24-04-2020 A Looming Threat of Coronavirus: Suicide Feature article English Prevention Helplines Are Getting More Calls 136 24-04-2020 COVID-19: Man commits suicide after being News report English quarantined in 137 India TV 25-04-2020 Noida: Depressed over lockdown, woman jumps News report English to death from 17th floor of highrise 138 Hindustan Times 26-04-2020 12-year-old commits suicide after being scolded News report English for playing PUBG 139 Mumbai Mirror 26-04-2020 Autorickshaw driver commits suicide News report English 140 The Times of India 26-04-2020 Suicide of guest workers in state puzzles officials News report English

141 Amar Ujala 26-04-2020 Greater Noida: Lockdown increases mental News report Hindi stress, two cases of suicide in different areas 142 Deccan Chronicle 27-04-2020 50-year-old coronavirus patient commits suicide News report English in Karnataka 143 Business Insider 27-04-2020 50-year-old coronavirus patient commits suicide News report English in Karnataka 144 The Indian Express 27-04-2020 29-year-old COVID-19 patient commits suicide at News report English Nair hospital 145 Mangalorean 27-04-2020 Coronavirus patient commits suicide in News report English Karnataka 146 DTNext 27-04-2020 COVID-19 patient commits suicide in Bengaluru News report English

147 Livemint 27-04-2020 One patient commits suicide, another loses News report English battle to Covid-19 in Karnataka 148 Amar Ujala 27-04-2020 Husband trapped in lockdown in Surat, wife used News report Hindi to stay upset, no one was in the house, she died by hanging herself 149 NewsClick 28-04-2020 COVID-19: Patient Commits Suicide, Death Toll News report English Reaches 20 in Karnataka 150 India Today 29-04-2020 Labourer commits suicide at quarantine facility News report English

151 News18 29-04-2020 55-Yr-Old Rail Employee Commits Suicide in News report English Quarantine, Tests Negative for Coronavirus 152 The New Indian 30-04-2020 Husband, in-laws booked for abetting woman's News report English Express suicide in Maharashtra 153 30-04-2020 Lockdown in Noida: Suicide over a husband News report Hindi trapped in lockdown 154 Asian News 01-05-2020 54-year-old man commits suicide in Gurugram News report English International 155 Hindustan Times 01-05-2020 Covid-19 patient admitted to hospital in UP dies News report English after consuming toxic liquid 156 The Times of India 01-05-2020 Former MLA’s daughter ends life in Dhrol News report English 157 India Today 01-05-2020 Man kills self as wife left for Mumbai on foot News report English after a fight: Police 158 India Today 01-05-2020 Medical student serving Covid-19 cases found News report English dead in hostel, cops suspect suicide 159 The Indian Express 02-05-2020 After walking from Hyderabad to Wardha, News report English migrant worker commits suicide 160 km away from home 160 News18 02-05-2020 Military Engineering Services Personnel Commits News report English Suicide During Virus Quarantine in MP

161 The New Indian 02-05-2020 Three persons die in Telangana due to dearth of News report English Express alcohol amid COVID-19 lockdown 162 The Times of India 02-05-2020 Hyderabad man jumps to death over coronavirus News report English fear 163 Navbharat Times 02-05-2020 Surat: Everyday used to go to see girlfriend after News report Hindi breaking lockdown rules, father reprimanded him

ThePrint 03-05-2020 Study suggests suicide as leading cause for over Feature article English 164 300 deaths during lockdown in India 165 The New Indian 03-05-2020 Apprehensive of having contracted coronavirus, News report English Express Military Engineer Services personnel commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh

166 Newsd 03-05-2020 : 21 year old youth ends life after News report English cops seize cycle for violating COVID-19 lockdown

167 Amar Ujala 03-05-2020 Coronavirus: Youth commits suicide due to fear News report Hindi of corona, police send dead body to post mortem by garbage car 168 Outlook 03-05-2020 Labourer ends life days after meat factory shuts News report English down temporarily due to lockdown 169 The Times of India 04-05-2020 Financial constraints: Vaishali couple commits News report English suicide 170 PTI 04-05-2020 Maha lockdown: Not getting liquor, Nagpur man News report English kills self 171 The Economic Times 05-05-2020 Suicide leading cause for over 300 lockdown News report English deaths in India, says study 172 NewsMeter 05-05-2020 Unable to get liquor, head constable commits News report English suicide in Hyderabad 173 Kalinga TV 06-05-2020 Youth Commits Suicide Due To Covid-19 News report English Lockdown In Odisha’s Jajpur 174 Northeast Now 06-05-2020 Girl student from Assam’s Lakhimpur commits News report English suicide in Bengaluru 175 06-05-2020 Veraval: A plumber commits suicide after his News report Gujarati business collapsed due to a lockdown 176 06-05-2020 Barber in Chennai ends life, family says he was News report English distressed over lockdown 177 Odisha Bytes 06-05-2020 Lockdown Fallout: Odisha Youth Fails To Buy News report English Medicine For Sick Father, Commits Suicide 178 TV9 Marathi 06-05-2020 Family starvation due to lack of work in News report Marathi lockdown, bus driver commits suicide in Pune 179 Newsd 07-05-2020 COVID-19 patient’s 50-year-old uncle commits News report English suicide in Odisha 180 07-05-2020 One commits suicide due to lockdown in Nagpur News report Marathi

181 Sakal 07-05-2020 The reason given by the trader for his suicide was News report Marathi written in the letter 182 Odisha News Insight 08-05-2020 Odisha Man Commits Suicide Over Family COVID- News report English 19 Patient 183 The Indian Express 08-05-2020 Out of job during lockdown, labourer commits News report English suicide 184 The Economic Times 08-05-2020 Covid-19 lockdown: Migrant worker in Gujarat News report English commits suicide 185 Kaumudi Online 08-05-2020 Anguish over losing job due to lockdown, IT News report English professional commits suicide 186 The Times of India 08-05-2020 Migrant ends life at quarantine centre in News report English Rajasthan 187 Jagran 08-05-2020 The medical store operator lost his life when News report Hindi business stopped 188 The Tribune 08-05-2020 Upset over delay in wedding, Telangana couple News report English ends life 189 The New Indian 09-05-2020 COVID- 19 fear drives Odisha youth in quarantine News report English Express to end life 190 Newsd 09-05-2020 Jharkhand: Husband quarantined after returning News report English from Rajasthan, wife commits suicide

191 Jagran 09-05-2020 Suicide: Tent worker committed suicide in News report Hindi Novamundi, Alok Mandal was a resident of 192 09-05-2020 Jharkhand - rain destroyed crop, work could not News report Hindi be found in lockdown, youth hanged himself

193 The Times of India 09-05-2020 UP man kills self after missing shramik train in News report English Rajkot 194 Patrika 09-05-2020 Unemployment and lack of money in lockdown, News report Hindi the young man took this dreadful step

195 The Indian Express 10-05-2020 Mumbai: Coronavirus patient commits suicide at News report English Seven Hills hospital 196 Dainik Bhaskar 10-05-2020 Financially troubled youth commits suicide, News report Hindi business was closed for 47 days in lockdown 197 LiveHindustan 10-05-2020 Two people including teenager committed News report Hindi suicide by hanging 198 The New Indian 10-05-2020 Migrant worker, stuck on IIT-Bhubaneswar News report English Express campus due to lockdown, ends life 199 Amar Ujala 10-05-2020 Lockdown: PGI cleaner dies, dhaba owner tries News report Hindi suicide 200 10-05-2020 Husband could not come due to the lockdown, so News report Hindi wife committed suicide 201 Dainik Bhaskar 10-05-2020 Lockdown bite - bus conductor hangs himself, News report Hindi family says was upset about not getting salary

202 Hindustan Times 11-05-2020 Unable to return home, migrant worker from News report English Bengal allegedly commits suicide in Kerala 203 Loksatta 11-05-2020 Daughter commits suicide out of fear of Corona News report Marathi

204 Hindustan Times 11-05-2020 Man at Ajmer isolation centre kills himself: Police News report English

205 The Indian Express 11-05-2020 Punjab: Migrant hangs self, family says no ration News report English for 10 days, cops say domestic feud 206 Dainik Bhaskar 11-05-2020 Suicide for not getting permission to meet son News report Hindi born in lockdown 207 Varthabharathi 12-05-2020 COVID-19 positive Army jawan commits suicide News report English 208 Catch News (Hindi) 12-05-2020 Corona suffering army soldier commits suicide, News report Hindi hangs from tree behind base hospital 209 Hindustan Times 12-05-2020 2 CRPF men commit suicide in two days in News report English Kashmir, say officials 210 Mirror Now Digital 12-05-2020 Final-year student keen on starting new job News report English commits suicide after exams get postponed 211 Hindustan Times 12-05-2020 A migrant worker desperate to go home, among News report English two suicide cases in 24 hrs in Uttarakhand

212 The New Indian 12-05-2020 Left starving for two days, 17-year-old migrant News report English Express girl commits suicide in Maharashtra 213 The Times of India 12-05-2020 Gurugram: Jobless mason hangs himself in News report English Aravalis 214 The New Indian 12-05-2020 Coronavirus: Long wait to go home depresses News report English Express youth, makes him kill self 215 Outlook 12-05-2020 Struggling to survive in lockdown transgender News report English kills self 216 The Times of India 12-05-2020 Unable to repay debt during lockdown, man ends News report English life in Gujarat 217 The Wire 13-05-2020 Bengali Migrant Dies By Suicide in Kerala After News report English Train Ticket Cancelled 218 ThePrint 13-05-2020 Army jawan, who tested positive for coronavirus, News report English commits suicide 219 Kalinga TV 13-05-2020 Stranded Odia Migrant Worker Commits Suicide News report English In Haryana 220 Jagran 13-05-2020 Mistry committed suicide in lockdown in Haryana News report Hindi

221 13-05-2020 Lockdown: Unable To Go Home, Maid Jumps Off News report English 15th Floor In Manikonda 222 Edexlive 13-05-2020 Pressurised for not being able to pay rent, News report English Tripura youth commits suicide in Chennai 223 Telangana Today 13-05-2020 No work due to lockdown, idol maker commits News report English suicide in Mahabubnagar 224 The New Indian 13-05-2020 Migrant ends life after parents asked him to go in News report English Express quarantine in Jharkhand 225 Ahmedabad Mirror 13-05-2020 Engagement put off, 26-year-old jumps to death News report English

226 DTNext 14-05-2020 Unable to meet girlfriend, techie commits suicide News report English

227 Mumbai Mirror 14-05-2020 West Bengal: Senior Medical Supervisor commits News report English suicide in Jalpaiguri 228 Vyaapaar Samachar 14-05-2020 Lockdown shortened the lives of frustrated News report Gujarati youth, lead to unemployment 229 Patrika 14-05-2020 Marriage postponed due to lockdown, young News report Hindi man hangs himself, bride in shock 230 Asianet News 14-05-2020 Four suicides in Hyderabad News report Telugu

231 Outlook 14-05-2020 Migrant Worker Commits Suicide At Quarantine News report English Centre In Chhattisgarh 232 Jagran 14-05-2020 Worker commits suicide due to not going home News report Hindi 233 Mumbai Mirror 15-05-2020 Lockdown stress: Three people commit suicide in News report English Koparkhairan 234 Bangalore Mirror 15-05-2020 Lockdown separation drives man to suicide News report English

235 The Hindu 15-05-2020 Lockdown takes toll, two end their lives News report English 236 The Indian Express 15-05-2020 Hours after Covid-19 test, youth commits suicide News report English at hospital 237 Amar Ujala 15-05-2020 Lockdown: hanged worker watching hungry News report Hindi child, did not get full food for 15 days 238 Amar Ujala 15-05-2020 Mahoba: The girl died by consuming poisonous News report Hindi substances 239 Hindustan Times 15-05-2020 Man left jobless due to lockdown ends life by News report English jumping before train 240 Dainik Bhaskar 15-05-2020 Wife left in lockdown ... Troubled laborer News report Hindi commits suicide 241 Lokmat 15-05-2020 Lockdown victim: walks 600km to live and father News report Marathi dies in-front of him 242 Lokmat 15-05-2020 Coronavirus: shocking! Fear of Corona, old man News report Marathi commits suicide by hanging. 243 The Indian Express 15-05-2020 Pune: Hours after Covid-19 test, youth commits News report English suicide at hospital 244 Odisha Bytes 15-05-2020 Tamil Nadu Returnee ‘Commits Suicide’ At News report English Quarantine Centre In Odisha 245 Deccan Herald 15-05-2020 Lockdown: Unable to sell cucumber farmer News report English commits suicide 246 Tellychakkar 16-05-2020 TV actor Manmeet Grewal commits suicide News report English 247 India TV 16-05-2020 TV actor Manmeet Grewal commits suicide; he News report English was in depression due to debts 248 Hindustan Times 16-05-2020 Upset over not getting salary amid lockdown, 32- News report English yr-old ends life 249 16-05-2020 Lockdown: Suicidal flower grower commits News report Kannada suicide in Chikkaballapur 250 Devdiscourse 16-05-2020 Farmer kills self in Nagpur district News report English 251 The Tribune 16-05-2020 ‘Fiscal crisis’ drives youth to suicide News report English 252 MiD Day 17-05-2020 Debt-Ridden Actor Manmeet Grewal Commits News report English Suicide In Navi Mumbai 253 Hindi Rush 17-05-2020 Habit-forced' actor Manmeet Grewal commits News report Hindi suicide, Padoshi feels corona, so no help 254 Hindustan Times 17-05-2020 Unemployed actor Manmeet Grewal commits News report English suicide, neighbours refuse to help fearing he had Covid-19 255 India Today 17-05-2020 Aadat Se Majboor actor Manmeet Grewal News report English commits suicide in Mumbai 256 Dainik Bhaskar 17-05-2020 Tempo driver commits suicide due to lockdown News report Hindi

257 LiveHindustan 17-05-2020 Suicide in the village when the factory closed in News report Hindi lockdown 258 The Hans India 17-05-2020 Coronavirus lockdown: Financial problems drive News report English elderly couple to commit suicide in 259 The Times of India 17-05-2020 Lockdown woes: Financial problems drive News report English Telangana woman to suicide 260 TV 17-05-2020 Wife was afraid of Corona ... even after repeated News report Hindi calls; husband took this dangerous step

261 LiveHindustan 17-05-2020 Elder harassed by loneliness hanged in lockdown, News report Hindi police gets suicide note 262 17-05-2020 Quarantined youth commits suicide News report English 263 The Indian Express 18-05-2020 Surat: 2 migrants among 3 labourers ‘commit News report English suicide’ 264 Hindustan Times 18-05-2020 TV actors fall prey to financial crisis amid Feature article English lockdown, threaten suicide 265 The Times of India 18-05-2020 Manmeet Grewal's suicide: Nia Sharma requests News report English producers to clear the dues of actors so that they don't wake up to suicide news 266 Asianet News 18-05-2020 Man makes video, Chitradurga SDC suicide News report Kannada 267 Hindustan Times 18-05-2020 Migrant worker, 26, found hanging at quarantine News report English centre in Chhattisgarh 268 Amar Ujala 18-05-2020 Mathura: financially troubled son dies, mother News report Hindi cremated him with help of relatives 269 LiveHindustan 18-05-2020 Unemployed worker hanged himself in lockdown News report Hindi

270 MiD Day 18-05-2020 Coronavirus In Mumbai: COVID-19 Patient News report English Commits Suicide In Kandivli Hospital 271 Dainik Bhaskar 18-05-2020 Three workers hanged, no one had any food and News report Hindi everyone was worried about going home 272 Hindustan Times 19-05-2020 Woman who was quarantined on her return from News report English Lucknow commits suicide 273 Mirror Now Digital 19-05-2020 Harassed by landlord for rent, migrant worker News report English commits suicide in Gurugram 274 19-05-2020 Driver commits suicide after writing a letter News report Kannada 275 The Times of India 19-05-2020 Tamil Nadu man kills three children, ends life News report English 276 LiveHindustan 19-05-2020 Auto driver bothered by financial crisis in News report Hindi lockdown commits suicide 277 Swarajya 20-05-2020 109 Maharashtra Farmers Commit Suicide In Feature article English Marathwada Region During Covid-19 Lockdown; Growers Resort To Distress Sale Of Produce

278 The New Indian 20-05-2020 Lockdown impact: 20-year-old migrant worker News report English Express from Assam commits suicide over job loss in Surat 279 The Logical Indian 20-05-2020 Harassed For Rent Amid Lockdown, Migrant News report English Worker Commits Suicide In Gurugram, Family Says Cannot Afford To Collect Body 280 Jagran 20-05-2020 Work stopped due to lockdown, man commits News report Hindi suicide 281 The Indian Express 21-05-2020 Man in quarantine commits suicide in Karnataka News report English

282 The Times of India 21-05-2020 Migrant worker commits suicide in Bihar's News report English Vaishali district 283 Hindustan Times 22-05-2020 Man sent to Covid-19 quarantine allegedly News report English commits suicide in Karnataka 284 The Times of India 22-05-2020 Actor committing suicide over financial woes to News report English TV industry facing the economic crunch; a look at this week’s shocking headlines 285 India TV 22-05-2020 24-year-old in UP commits suicide in home News report English quarantine 286 News18 22-05-2020 Having Run out of Cash, 19-year-old Migrant News report English Worker Kills Self in UP's Banda Days after Returning from Mumbai 287 Navbharat Times 22-05-2020 Financially strait and disease stricken panthela News report Hindi owner commits suicide 288 Varthabharathi 22-05-2020 The grandson had corona; old age suicide News report Kannada 289 ABP Live 22-05-2020 The driver, who was infected with the corona News report Punjabi virus, hanged himself 290 Gujarat Samachar TV 22-05-2020 Lockdown causes unemployment, two suicides News report Gujarati

291 The Times of India 22-05-2020 Financial distress leads to three suicides in Rajkot News report English

292 The New Indian 23-05-2020 Fed up with COVID-19 crisis, trade union leader News report English Express Dada Samant commits suicide 293 Hindustan Times 23-05-2020 TV actor Manmeet Grewal’s wife was ‘shattered’ News report English after his suicide, says his friend: ‘She had to be admitted to hospital’ 294 The Times of India 23-05-2020 Samples of person who committed suicide test News report English +ve 295 The Indian Express 23-05-2020 Migrant worker commits suicide in UP’s Banda News report English

296 Hindi 23-05-2020 Corona Crisis: Lathicharge in Punjab and suicide News report English somewhere 297 Gujarat Samachar TV 23-05-2020 Fed up with unemployment in the lockdown, the News report Gujarati school van driver hanged himself and shortened his life 298 Deccan Herald 23-05-2020 Man commits suicide fearing quarantine News report English 299 Lokmat 23-05-2020 Quarantine perons commits suicide by hanging; News report Marathi incidents in Morshi taluka of Amravati district

300 Ahmedabad Mirror 23-05-2020 Daily wager commits suicide in Ahmedabad News report English

301 Dainik Bhaskar 24-05-2020 A financially strapped laborer hangs himself due News report Hindi to lockdown 302 The Times of India 24-05-2020 Two hit by lockdown blues commit suicide in News report English Rajkot 303 The Telegraph 25-05-2020 Bokaro witnessing more suicides than Covid-19 News report English deaths during lockdown 304 LiveHindustan 25-05-2020 Home quarantine worker commits suicide in News report Hindi Bokaro 305 Yahoo News 25-05-2020 Man in Karnataka COVID-19 quarantine facility News report English ends life 306 Puthiya Thalaimurai 26-05-2020 Coroner's suicide patient hangs in Ward News report Tamil 307 Glamsham 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol' actress Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide 308 NewsBytes 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol' actor Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide at 25 309 News18 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol Actor Preksha Mehta Commits News report English Suicide at 25, Read Her Last Instagram Post 310 India Today 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide in after chilling last message on Instagram 311 Pune Mirror 26-05-2020 Television actress Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide in Indore 312 RepublicWorld 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol' Actor Preksha Mehta, 25, Commits News report English Suicide After Sharing Cryptic Post 313 Janta Ka Reporter 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol actress commits suicide, last News report Hindi Instagram note read, “worst is when your dreams die’; days after Irrfan Khan’s death ‘shattered’ her dreams 314 26-05-2020 Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide 315 News Heads 26-05-2020 Crime Petrol actor Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide, posts final note on Instagram 316 IWM Buzz 26-05-2020 #RIP: Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta News report English commits suicide 317 Jagran 26-05-2020 Extremely Stressed' By Treating Coronavirus News report English Patients, Nurse Commits Suicide In Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital 318 ABP Ganga 26-05-2020 Work not found in lockdown, worker dies due to News report Hindi unemployment 319 The Times of India 27-05-2020 Another Covid-19 patient commits suicide in News report English Tamil Nadu 320 The Times of India 27-05-2020 Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide; posts a cryptic last message on her social media 321 The Times of India 27-05-2020 TV celebs react to Crime Patrol actress Preksha Feature article English Mehta's suicide, call it 'devastating' 322 Hindustan Times 27-05-2020 ‘ can’t live with my dead dreams’: Police recover News report English actor Preksha Mehta’s suicide note 323 Jagran 27-05-2020 Preksha Mehta Suicide: 'I can't live with dead News report Hindi dreams, now I'm tired' 324 The Times of India 27-05-2020 TV actress Preksha Mehta commits suicide; lack News report English of work being cited as cause by police 325 Hindustan Times 27-05-2020 Karan Kundrra condoles Preksha Mehta’s suicide, News report English says ‘You were so young’ 326 Hindustan Times 27-05-2020 Nine tipplers commit suicide, Kerala mulls News report English resuming supply on prescription 327 India TV 27-05-2020 Crime Patrol actor Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide, her last note is heartbreaking 328 She the People 27-05-2020 TV Actor Preksha Mehta Commits Suicide In News report English Indore Home 329 India Today 27-05-2020 Preksha Mehta wrote in her suicide note: Main News report English mare huye sapnon ke saath nahi jee sakti 330 Amar Ujala 27-05-2020 I can't live with dead dreams', actress Praksha News report Hindi says goodbye to the world 331 LiveHindustan 27-05-2020 Police received a suicide note from the room of News report Hindi 'Crime Patrol' actress Preksha Mehta, wrote- It is difficult to live in this negativity 332 Navbharat Times 27-05-2020 Secrets note revealed the secret of Pravesh News report Hindi Mehta's suicide, wrote - tried hard, now tired 333 Jagran 27-05-2020 Crime Patrol TV Actress Preksha Mehta Suicide, News report Hindi Lockdown Depression 334 Mangalorean 27-05-2020 Crime Patrol’ actress Preksha Mehta commits News report English suicide 335 Hindi Rush 27-05-2020 After The Suicide Of Actress Praksha Mehta, Her News report Hindi Suicide Note Surfaced, The Actress Was Upset With The Negativity 336 Loksatta 27-05-2020 Corona's lockout caused the business to sink into News report English a mountain of debt, leading to the businessman's suicide 337 Mirror Now Digital 27-05-2020 Man commits suicide as wedding gets postponed News report English due to lockdown 338 News18 28-05-2020 Preksha Mehta's Father on Her Suicide: Had No News report English Idea She Will Take Such a Drastic Step 339 Deccan Chronicle 28-05-2020 Two UP guest workers who returned to their News report English villages commit suicide 340 NewsBytes 28-05-2020 Preksha Mehta's father opens up about her News report English suicide 341 Mirror Now Digital 28-05-2020 Coronavirus patient commits suicide inside News report English hospital restroom in Chennai 342 The Indian Express 28-05-2020 TV actor Preksha Mehta commits suicide News report English 343 India Today 28-05-2020 Two Covid-19 patients commit suicide at Chennai News report English hospitals within 24 hours 344 Hindustan Times 28-05-2020 Preksha Mehta’s father says actor was restless News report English due to lockdown: ‘We had no idea she will take such a drastic step’ 345 RepublicWorld 28-05-2020 Preksha Mehta Suicide: Late Actor's Dad Says News report English 'She Was Restless Due To Lack Of Work' 346 The Indian Express 28-05-2020 Out of food and money, 22-year-old hangs News report English himself in Panchkula 347 Mumbai Mirror 29-05-2020 Mira Road: 12-year-old commits suicide for not News report English being allowed to step out in lockdown

348 NewsMeter 29-05-2020 Unpaid for months, techie commits suicide in News report English KPHB 349 The New Indian 29-05-2020 UP: Migrant labourer escapes from quarantine News report English Express centre, commits suicide 350 Rediff.com 29-05-2020 Migrant labourer escapes from quarantine News report English centre, commits suicide 351 The Times of India 29-05-2020 Gurugram: Nurse tests Covid-19 positive, tries to News report English kill self 352 The Hans India 29-05-2020 Revenue official commits suicide along with wife News report English in Medak over financial problems 353 Patrika 30-05-2020 Suicide: Textile business hanging from the noose News report English for fear of not returning to the market by Diwali

354 The New Indian 30-05-2020 Two found dead in Maharashtra quarantine News report English Express facility, suicide suspected 355 Samayam Malayalam 30-05-2020 He committed suicide without a way to nurture News report Malayala his family, was the head of the household m

356 Hindustan Times 30-05-2020 Youth lost to poverty; Lost job in lockdown, News report Punjabi committed suicide 357 Dainik Bhaskar 30-05-2020 The woman was forced to commit suicide due to News report Hindi financial constraints in Dharamshala, the husband was not working due to the closure of the dhaba in lockdown 358 NDTV 30-05-2020 Unable To Care For Family, UP Man Commits News report English Suicide, Blames Lockdown 359 United News of India 30-05-2020 After losing job due to lockdown, man commits News report English suicide in Bokaro 360 Dainik Bhaskar 30-05-2020 Saloon owner hangs himself in the room News report Hindu 361 Mirror Now Digital 31-05-2020 Feeling stressed over low salary, private firm News report English employee commits suicide by hanging 362 Mathrubhumi 31-05-2020 Woman commits suicide fearing husband in News report English Saudi infected with COVID-19 363 Samayam Telugu 31-05-2020 The reason for my death is the extension of the News report Telugu lockdown 364 Jagran 31-05-2020 Unwilling to spend time in quarantine, the News report Hindi migrant gave his life by throwing his mobile and wallet at the door of his house 365 The Telegraph 31-05-2020 Suicide over ‘poverty’ News report English 366 Hindustan Times 31-05-2020 Covid-19: Migrant worker placed in home News report English quarantine 10 days ago commits suicide 367 Lokmat 01-06-2020 Tired and worn out due to constant lockdown News report Marathi individual commits suicide; supported his family through Wage-earning 368 01-06-2020 Young man commits suicide after coronavirus / News report Gujarati lockdown 369 Mumbai Live Missing 29-Year-Old Coronavirus Patient Commits Suicide News report English At Nair Hospital 370 Mumbai Live Missing Television Actor Preksha Mehta Commits Suicide; News report English Leaves A Message On Social Media