Depression: Indian Cop Drinks Blood to Stave Off Depression

You do realize, of course, that a Pakistan news magazine should probably not be trusted when reporting on well loved neighbor India. That's why I don't feel bad sharing this ghoulish tale below. It is perfect for Halloween and is possibly not true.

Unhappy with his low paying job and duties,
a police assistant in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh killed a fellow villager by slitting his throat with a sword and drank his blood, hoping to cure his own depression, police said on Monday.


Apparently, Amit Soni, the 28 year old Indian guard, saw this bloody remedy as a cure for his career dead end doldrums. Now he is well-balanced and behind bars. Makes me wonder what the Indians report about the Pakistanis.

Comments

IMRAN™ said…
Hi there. Saw your post on Apple's discussion board so clicked on to read this item. Actually, bloody funny! Or, at least Bloody.

Well, having worked in Pakistani media, I know some rags are not worth toilet paper, much like here in the USA. e.g. NY Post, and some dumb tabloids.

However, at least the bloodsucking Indian cop can relate to something "classy", like Dracula.

The more depressing news item was when the Indian Prime Minister had admitted that he drank his own Urine in the morning. Depressing or DePissing?

I mean, talk about taking recycling too far... or too near? :-)

Imran
http://imrananwar.blogspot.com
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October 18, 2005 8:37 AM
D.R. Cootey said…
What magical powers does drinking one's own urine bestow? Yech!

Thanks for commenting.
October 18, 2005 7:13 PM
Abhishek Upadhyay said…
Anwar is right. The prime minister he is talking about is Morarji Desai. According to him drinking urine has some medicinal powers(even I dont agree with it).But you will be amazed to know that he Died at the age of 102. Till his death he was able to Walk and was physically in good health compared to other people of same age.
As far as Dracula Cop is concerned I never heard anything like that. But it is true that there are numerous cases where a Cop kills his senior or colleagues due to depression.
December 22, 2005 3:32 AM
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