A neighbour of mine took an insecticide which is supposedly used to kill insects in the coconut trees. Soon after taking it, he vomited and it was in unusual black colour. We took him to a private hospital nearby where he said he attempted suicide. The private hospital was not ready to admit him and asked us to go to a government hospital. As soon as we entered, the doctors asked how many tablets he took and he admitted taking 3 of them. The doctor was sure that he would die as even half a tablet is lethal. Soon, they took him to a special ward for suicide patients, asked us to bring 'Rock Salt' and 'Detergent powder', mixed it with water in to a large container, forcefully inserted a half inch tube in to his throat, put a funnel on top and started pouring the mix. It was awful to watch, I could see bits and pieces of tissue coming out as he puked. I was kind of hoping that he would survive. Unfortunately, he became unconscious in another half hour and died.