Calcutta, Sept. 8 :    Calcutta, Sept. 8:  Tragedy begets tragedy. A cancer patient today put an end to his life on coming to know that the news of his ailment had prompted his mother to commit suicide. Shyamal Debnath, a 30-year-old resident of Khardah in North 24-Parganas, had been suffering from blood cancer for the past six months. He was admitted to Nilratan Sirkar Medical College and Hospital. Early on Saturday, he committed suicide when he heard that his mother had hanged herself after she learnt about the disease he was suffering from. Around 3 am, hospital workers noticed Shyamal's body hanging inside the toilet. They called the doctors who declared Debnath dead. No one had seen him enter the toilet. 'It was early morning and all other patients were asleep,' an officer of the Entally police station said. Shyamal Kumar Rudra, the hospital superintendent, said Shyamal was depressive. 'His family members also told us that he had become unusually silent for the past few days,' he added. Rudra said Shyamal was admitted to NRS Hospital on July 12 with anaemia. 'We didn't know he was suffering from blood cancer. In the course of regular medical check-up, a low haemoglobin count was detected. Further tests revealed that he had been suffering from blood cancer,' he stated. Amal Debnath, the victim's elder brother, said : 'Last month, my mother, Renubala, committed suicide on knowing that her younger son did not have any chance of survival.' The 75-year-old woman used to visit her son in hospital everyday. 'We had kept the news from her. Somehow, she came to know about it. The next day, she hanged herself,' Amal said. Shyamal fell ill in March this year. The family admitted him to Khardah Balaram Hospital. But the authorities there advised a transfer to a bigger hospital. 'We, then, admitted him to a nursing home in Howrah. After a few days, the doctors there declared him fit. Shyamal was brought back home,' Amal recounted. A few weeks on, Shyamal fell ill again. He was rushed to Howrah General Hospital. But the doctors referred him to any city hospital. 'We took him to NRS Hospital where he was detected with blood cancer,' Amal said. Shyamal had recently got married to 23-year-old Tandra. 'She also came with us. But she fainted as soon as she entered the hospital premises. So we sent her back home,' Amal recalled.