23-year-old commits suicide to ‘prove feelings for his spouse’

An employee of the Senior State Special Security Department under the Azerbaijani President committed suicide in the early hours of Thursday.

Sergeant Elshan Zahidov, 23, died immediately after hanging himself with a belt in front of his spouse in the Atlant recreation center in Nabran settlement of northern Khachmaz District to prove his love for his wife Saida Damirova, the latter told the police.

Zahidov and his spouse, a third-year student of the Azerbaijan Medical University, got married three months ago. They had pledged to prove their feelings to each other, which led to the tragic accident.

The Khachmaz district prosecutor’s office has launched investigation into the case.*