In a dreadful incident that captured the strong prevalence of superstition over the race for survival, a young man from Tamil Nadu had committed suicide to fulfill his promise made to God that he would give his life if he gets a job, and eventually ended up his life a fortnight after he got a job. 

The shocking incident had happened in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district. In what has become the obscure act of superstition, a 32-year-old man had committed suicide on the railway track. According to reports, 32-year-old Naveen was a native of Elluvillai, Kanyakumari and he was brought up with a strong belief in God from his childhood. 

After earning a degree in engineering, he had been hunting for jobs for a very long time, and apart from engineering, he also had studied and written bank exams in a bid to try jobs in the banking sector. As he had more belief in God, he prayed to God for a job and he promised to God that he would give his life if he gets a job. 

Recently, after many years, he had finally got a job as the Assistant Manager in Bank of India in Mumbai. He took the job 15 days ago and after taking the job, he came to Trivandrum from Mumbai by flight on Friday after which he reached Marthandam in Kanyakumari district and informed his brother that he had reached his native. 

He reached Nagercoil by bus and he suddenly went to the railway lane in Putheri and jumped before the train and committed suicide. After the incident came to light, locals had informed the railway police and they rushed to the spot. They recovered the body and sent it to the Kanyakumari Government Hospital for autopsy. 

The police had launched the probe into his death and recovered the suicide note from him. To their shock, the police found a weird reason for his death, and in his suicide note that he addressed to his parents, Naveen wrote that he had promised to God that he will end his life if he gets a job and as he got the job, he has fulfilled his promise by taking his own life. 

In his letter, he said, "I was unemployed for a long time and I had thought to get a job. Despite all the efforts, I didn't get a job. So, I prayed to God that I'll give my own life to God if I get a job. Now, after many years, I got a job, and to fulfill my promise to God, I have taken my own life". The police had also recovered his Aadhaar card, Passport, and Bank Passbook from him. 

In what has become an eerie incident, it has sparked huge attention as it has happened amid there had been many suicides from the aspirants who had committed suicides due to not having jobs. While many had taken their lives for not having jobs, he had ended his life due to superstition even after he had been placed in a high-profile job. 

Suicide is not an end. Please offer help to people whom you know of facing mental stress and mental health issues. Please share the helpline number given below that has been set up by the Tamil Nadu government to the people who are in need of assistance for prevention and counseling,

Dial 104 - State health department's suicide helpline or Sneha's Suicide Prevention Helpline (044-24640050) for counseling.