Sharad Katiyar visited NIMHANS for psychiatric consultation on October 21 and was prescribed medication, according to reports. The heartbreaking case of Sharad Katiyar, a 47-year-old scientist, unfolded in Bengaluru where he allegedly died by suicide due to overwhelming work pressure. His family revealed that he had. According to his family's statement to the police, Katiyar had been experiencing mental distress due to work-related pressure for over a month.