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Bengaluru: A man deep in debt killed himself by jumping off the second floor at the Manti Square mall in Malleswaram in northern Bengaluru on Thursday.
The deceased, Manjunath TC (55), was a resident of Ullal Upanagar in the city and hailed from Tiptur in Tumakuru district.
The incident occurred around 9 pm inside the crowded mall. The jurisdictional Malleswaram police rushed to the spot.
A note was recovered from Manjunath. "A preliminary probe has found that the deceased had substantial debts, to the tune of Rs 2 crore,” a police investigator told DH. “This was the reason behind him taking the step, going by the note he left behind,” a police officer said.
The police are trying to trace his family members. Further probe is underway.