In data received from the Mumbai Police through the Right to Information Act (RTI), more men than women have committed suicide in Mumbai during the last nine years. The data shows that from 2008 to 2016, about 6,507 men committed suicide, whereas 4,150 women did so during the same period. Reasons for suicide amount to societal and familial pressure and depression, among others.

RTI activist Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh had requested Mumbai Police for the data. "We can see from the data that the suicide rate for men is increasing in Mumbai. Moreover, as the data shows overall suicides in the city is increasing," said Sheikh. In the year 2008, the police had registered a total of 1,111 suicides; in 2016, the tally has gone up by 94.