Kumbharwada, a hamlet of potters in Mumbai's Dharavi slums, suffered from a very high rate of suicides some three decades ago. Men, women, young boys and girls or even senior citizens would just walk to the nearby railway tracks and end their lives seemingly at the slightest provocation.

"The reasons were flimsy - a domestic quarrel, neighbourhood brawl over water, eve teasing or poking fun at others. The alleged victim would just saunter down to the railway tracks and lie down for the next train to run him/her over," Sion Hospital Acting Dean Suleman Merchant told IANS.