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FSo I have 26m a friend who has schizophrenia and other mental issues diagnosed by professionals and going under treatment for years now. Though situation seems to be getting worse only. Now we had a whatsapp group of 3 people and one person stopped reading chats so it became like conversation of two people only. This person use to keep sharing his mental issues mostly his depressing thoughts and hallucinations and I usually give morally support. Many times I didn’t even know how to react. He often shared poems suicidal in theme and I often treated it like just a poem and said this one is good. Now on Saturday midnight he sent a suicide note addressed to his mother and friends in the group and said he ate 10 sleeping pills. I saw it at 10 am next morning and was clueless on what to do. I don’t know his address, contact of his mother or any mutual. I tried calling him but his own phone was switched off. I made a throwaway Instagram account just o message his mother. He woke up and said he is alive. Maybe he vomitted or something. He asked me to delete that insta message which he did. I asked him to tell his mother and doctor. He now claims that he has told them. Now the third person also came and she said she can’t deal with this and left the group. He also left the group. Due to high level of stress and anxiety caused I have decided to cut him off and told him in soft way. He said he can’t lose me and all but I stayed firm. Idk he will try to hoover me again or not.
1)In such a case can I be harassed through authorites if he commits suicide? I know I can’t be convicted of anything but I have read about FIRs and trials due to silly reasons in India which are enough to ruin life of average joe.
2) What if he messages something like this again saying I am killing myself? What am I supposed to do to stay safe? Ignore?
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Fplease give legal advice especially regarding harrasment by police. I don’t need a moral certificate
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MBlocking everywhere would be the most suitable approach. Police don’t have any grounds and they always want to keep their official crime rates low so they prefer not to file any case. Unless his family somehow decides to blame you, and even then due to his history of mental illness police won’t bother.
I don’t think you need to worry, but to stay worry free you really should block all modes of communication so that the next time he melts down you won’t be involved-
Fthankypu for replying. i think police can still ask me for statement and inquiry as I was in contact with him and he told me about his mental disorders.
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MThey may or may not. Police are very inefficient for the most part and don’t want to do extra work. If you stop communicating with him, then you won’t be considered a recent contact and likely to get ignored. But either way, they definitely cannot take any action against you. Anything they ask will just be to get information about the person and the case. Nothing to worry about, just block
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Fsorry I have one more question. In a message on january 1st week. I don’t remember exact date. He talks about doing weed in Goa. I have never done anything like this and only he tells this but the word is mentioned in chats. Can I be in trouble later if police analyses those chats? I also tell him at that time to not discuss all this in chats and he says he often discusses it with other friends. section 202 and abetment in NDPS act is what I am worried about.
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MNo you wouldn’t be in trouble. Abetment means actively helping someone to commit a crime, not hearing about it. And with respect to drugs cops are only concerned about catching the users and then putting pressure on them to reveal their dealers. So you are not part of any of that situation as shown by the chats, so you won’t be troubled for it.
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HIt is best for you to not get involved with him anymore. You never know what a person with mental health issues may do (it is not limited to self harm and he could also be a threat to your safety).
Keeping in mind that he has been clinically diagnosed with mental issues, it is very likely that no action will be taken by the police unless the family decides to file a FIR. But, for abetment to suicide you must actively instigate, encourage or aid with the suicide. So it should be fine as long as you cooperate with the investigation.
If he messages something like he is trying to kill himself, then immediately inform the same to police. Reply to the message with something like don’t do it or seek help and leave it at that. Don’t overly engage with him.
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Fthankyou for responding
yeah I get your point. he hasn’t showed ill intentions but I have noticed how he gets angry at someone who was bff at a point and reverse idealises them in his mind. Who knows when pushed to extreme what he can do. I am not worried about physical harm as we don’t even know each others’ address but being a close friend at a point he will know my stuff like I know his.
If he messages is it compulsory to contact police? my family will be pissed at me and additionally we are technically in different states because of Noida coming in UP and his east delhi in Delhi. I don’t even know his district properly
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Falso if i ignore or don’t react strongly to any of his suicide message in future, will I be ‘actively aiding’ him?
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HIf you don’t want to deal with this further, just block him and move on. It won’t be an issue. But if you do not block him and he sends suicidal messages, you should either inform his family or the police.
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FOk so its fine if I block him? I am only worried because from his side whatever he sends will be shown sent from his side
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Fsorry I have one more question. In a message on january 1st week. I don’t remember exact date. He talks about doing weed in Goa. I have never done anything like this and only he tells this but the word is mentioned in chats. Can I be in trouble later if police analyses those chats? I also tell him at that time to not discuss all this in chats and he says he often discusses it with other friends. section 202 and abetment in NDPS act is what I am worried about.
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