Feeding the tiger with suicide, cannot feed family in India with business hits GST, dometisation & bans
Frustrated by his inability to get a job or even run his business with continuous hits by demonetisation, GST (goods and service tax) and now plastic ban. The struggle began from losing his job in 2016, where he earned Rs 6,000 per month.
Starting Simhastha in April-May 2016 with hope, he started a small business of selling biscuits, serving tea and water. Then the first blow with demonetisation in November 2016 and people thought twice before paying in cash.
Hoping it to be a temporary stagnation, he continued to accept lower profits and managed to survive. Just as it felt normal and possible to survive, another blow came with GST (goods and service tax).
The hit to business was clear, plus the expense of managing with the new system ensured death of many such small businesses.
Struggling to survive with no way to earn his bread, having faced all the possible hits a small shop owner could imagine, he found no way out. Drowning in debt, losses and his inability to fulfil the needs of his family, he felt the only way out of was into a tiger’s cage.
“I am an animal lover, I would be happy if at least an animal could get a full meal with my death, since I could not provide it to my family,” said Vijay Jhala, a resident of Pardesipura.
Jhala climbed up the fence of Tiger’s enclosure at city zoo on Friday, attempting to jump inside. He found no way out of his web of debt and terrible business conditions, which led him to the enclosure. Jhala had also tried to get a job through employment exchange, where he had registered in 1984.
City zoo in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav said, “It was around 12:45 pm, when suddenly city zoo officials noticed a man trying to climb the fence of tiger enclosure.” All the officials including the rescue team of Wajid, Ramesh, Santosh and Dharmendra. The team pulled down the man from the fence and immediately informed the police about the incident.
Further, attempting to find out the reason for such an action, the officials enquired about his name, place of residence and other details. A case was registered under the wild life protection act 1972.
No case was registered for attempt to committing suicide, when asked TI Sanyogitaganj Narendra Singh Raghuvanshi said, “Further, any case would be registered only at complaint of city zoo authorities.”
Previous similar incidents at city zoo
March 28, 2015: Indore, Rahul Binodia, a resident of Triveni Nagar, jumped from the viewpoint into 8ft deep buffer zone at 5pm, an-hour-and-half before Indore city zoo closes for visitors.
He then tried to make his way into main enclosure, through an 18ft deep moat and double-meshed protective zone, but zoo guards, gardeners, photographers and visitors managed to catch hold of him in time.
January 4, 2018: A mentally unstable man jumped into the lions’ enclosure in Kamla Nehru Municipal Corporation Zoo here and roamed about for a bit before being rescued.
The incident happened around 1pm, when the man, identified as Kailash Verma, climbed on steel pipes near the lions’ enclosure. He then scaled the wired fencing and jumped 18 feet inside the den.
Recent incidents in the country
Oct 17, 2019: A Bihari man jumped inside the enclosure of a lion in the Delhi zoo, but escaped unhurt as the alert zoo staff acted quickly and tranquilized the animal.
Sept 7, 2019: A 30-year-old unemployed man on Thursday allegedly attempted suicide by trying to enter the enclosure of a lion at the National Zoological Park in central Delhi’s Pragati Maidan before he was intercepted and rescued by security guards.
Jan 20, 2019: A man was mauled to death by lions on Sunday at Chhatbir Zoo in Zirakpur, around 20 km from Chandigarh. The man entered the enclosure by scaling an over-25-feet wall and as soon as he crossed over, he was attacked by two lions.
Feb 21, 2018: A 33-year-old youth was rescued from a lioness' jaws by Thiruvananthpuram Zoo guards when he jumped over the walls of the cage.
Starting Simhastha in April-May 2016 with hope, he started a small business of selling biscuits, serving tea and water. Then the first blow with demonetisation in November 2016 and people thought twice before paying in cash.
Hoping it to be a temporary stagnation, he continued to accept lower profits and managed to survive. Just as it felt normal and possible to survive, another blow came with GST (goods and service tax).
The hit to business was clear, plus the expense of managing with the new system ensured death of many such small businesses.
Struggling to survive with no way to earn his bread, having faced all the possible hits a small shop owner could imagine, he found no way out. Drowning in debt, losses and his inability to fulfil the needs of his family, he felt the only way out of was into a tiger’s cage.
“I am an animal lover, I would be happy if at least an animal could get a full meal with my death, since I could not provide it to my family,” said Vijay Jhala, a resident of Pardesipura.
Jhala climbed up the fence of Tiger’s enclosure at city zoo on Friday, attempting to jump inside. He found no way out of his web of debt and terrible business conditions, which led him to the enclosure. Jhala had also tried to get a job through employment exchange, where he had registered in 1984.
City zoo in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav said, “It was around 12:45 pm, when suddenly city zoo officials noticed a man trying to climb the fence of tiger enclosure.” All the officials including the rescue team of Wajid, Ramesh, Santosh and Dharmendra. The team pulled down the man from the fence and immediately informed the police about the incident.
Further, attempting to find out the reason for such an action, the officials enquired about his name, place of residence and other details. A case was registered under the wild life protection act 1972.
No case was registered for attempt to committing suicide, when asked TI Sanyogitaganj Narendra Singh Raghuvanshi said, “Further, any case would be registered only at complaint of city zoo authorities.”
Previous similar incidents at city zoo
March 28, 2015: Indore, Rahul Binodia, a resident of Triveni Nagar, jumped from the viewpoint into 8ft deep buffer zone at 5pm, an-hour-and-half before Indore city zoo closes for visitors.
He then tried to make his way into main enclosure, through an 18ft deep moat and double-meshed protective zone, but zoo guards, gardeners, photographers and visitors managed to catch hold of him in time.
January 4, 2018: A mentally unstable man jumped into the lions’ enclosure in Kamla Nehru Municipal Corporation Zoo here and roamed about for a bit before being rescued.
The incident happened around 1pm, when the man, identified as Kailash Verma, climbed on steel pipes near the lions’ enclosure. He then scaled the wired fencing and jumped 18 feet inside the den.
Recent incidents in the country
Oct 17, 2019: A Bihari man jumped inside the enclosure of a lion in the Delhi zoo, but escaped unhurt as the alert zoo staff acted quickly and tranquilized the animal.
Sept 7, 2019: A 30-year-old unemployed man on Thursday allegedly attempted suicide by trying to enter the enclosure of a lion at the National Zoological Park in central Delhi’s Pragati Maidan before he was intercepted and rescued by security guards.
Jan 20, 2019: A man was mauled to death by lions on Sunday at Chhatbir Zoo in Zirakpur, around 20 km from Chandigarh. The man entered the enclosure by scaling an over-25-feet wall and as soon as he crossed over, he was attacked by two lions.
Feb 21, 2018: A 33-year-old youth was rescued from a lioness' jaws by Thiruvananthpuram Zoo guards when he jumped over the walls of the cage.
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