New Delhi: Tragedy struck the family of an out-of-work Kingfisher Airlines staffer on Thursday afternoon, when his wife committed suicide due to financial woes.
Police said that Sushmita Chakravarty committed suicide at around 3.30 p.m. today, unable to deal with the financial problems facing her family.
Media reported that she decided to end her life after the family could not put up the money required to send one of their children abroad for higher learning.
The news of the suicide is likely to have a major impact on Kingfisher Airlines efforts to resolve an ongoing labour dispute with their employees.
So far, negotiations in Delhi have "ended in failure" because the airline is refusing to commit to paying overdue salaries to the employees.
Kingfisher, once India's second-largest airline, is more than half a year behind on salary payments and has grounded its fleet since Monday after a protest by engineers over the weekend turned violent.
04/10/12 ANI/News Track India
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Police said that Sushmita Chakravarty committed suicide at around 3.30 p.m. today, unable to deal with the financial problems facing her family.
Media reported that she decided to end her life after the family could not put up the money required to send one of their children abroad for higher learning.
The news of the suicide is likely to have a major impact on Kingfisher Airlines efforts to resolve an ongoing labour dispute with their employees.
So far, negotiations in Delhi have "ended in failure" because the airline is refusing to commit to paying overdue salaries to the employees.
Kingfisher, once India's second-largest airline, is more than half a year behind on salary payments and has grounded its fleet since Monday after a protest by engineers over the weekend turned violent.
04/10/12 ANI/News Track India
