Two couples, including a newly-wed couple, committed suicide in separate incidents reported in the last 48 hours in the City.
Unable to bear the burden of debt, Mohan Kumar (27), a small-time businessman and a resident of Mahalakshmipuram, consumed an unknown poison to end his life at his residence on Thursday. His wife Nandini (24) too followed suit.
Mohan was rushed to a private hospital where he failed to respond to treatment and died on Saturday while his wife succumbed at St Martha’s Hospital on Friday night.
According to police, Mohan Kumar was married to Nandini around nine months ago. They were residing in Mahalakshmipuram along with Mohan’s parents.
Kumar had recently incurred losses and had availed loans to the tune of Rs 3 lakh. Unable to bear the burden, he consumed poison at his residence. Nandini and her in-laws noticed him struggling and learnt that he had consumed poison. They immediately shifted him to a private hospital. The doctors said that his condition was critical. Hearing this, Nandini was upset and decided to end her life, the police added.
“On Friday afternoon, Nandini came to Ramachandrapura in Srirampura, without informing the family members and consumed poison. The passers-by noticed her writhing in pain.
Using her mobile phone, they called her uncle, who rushed to the spot and shifted her to a private hospital. The doctors there advised the relatives to shift her to a better-equipped hospital. Around 8 pm, they shifted her to St Martha’s hospital where she failed to respond to treatment and died on Friday night. Mohan too died a while later, police said. A case has been registered.
Elderly couple ends life
In another incident, an elderly couple committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at Kammagondanahalli near Chikkabannavara on Saturday morning.
According to Yeshwantpur railway police, the deceased have been identified as Srikanta Shastri, 73, a retired Indian Telephone Industry (ITI) employee and his wife Nagarathna, 64.
They were residing near 8th Mile on Tumakuru Road along with their children.
On Saturday around 10.30 pm, the passers-by noticed the couple’s body lying on the railway track and informed the police.
The police identified the bodies with the help of a document found in the trouser pocket of Shastri. They informed their family members, who recognised the bodies.
The couple was upset for the past few months as they were suffering from numerous health ailments, said the police, quoting the family members of the deceased couple.
A case has been registered.