SHEIKHUPURA: A prayer leader disgruntled over poverty and recent inflated electricity bill committed suicide by consuming toxic pills here on Monday.
According to details, Umair Yaqoob serving as prayer leader in local mosque of Safdarabad area of Sheikhupura was facing financial problems due to minute income and surge in inflation.
The recent high electricity bills further added to miseries of Umair and he consumed toxic pills due to which his condition deteriorated.
He was rushed to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital but could not survive. The body was handed over to heirs after legal formalities.
