LUCKNOW: A 40-year-old man reportedly committed suicide by consuming hair dye powder on Saturday morning. He was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital by his neighbors on Saturday morning where he died.

The deceased was identified as Pawan and was a native of Unnao who lived in a rented room in Gomtinagar area with his wife and three children. A barber by profession, he owned a saloon in trans-Gomti area which was the only source of income. Police said, on Friday, Pawan and his family went to attend the wedding ceremony of his wife's younger sister. While the rest of the family stayed back, he returned home around 2 am.

It was around 4 am when Pawan's neighbors reached his house after they woke up to his cries of help only to find Pawan wriggling in pain and some dye powder lying near him. He told the neighbors that he attempted suicide after which he was rushed to the hospital where he died. In another development, a farmer in Nagram area of the city also committed suicide.

