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Udupi: In an unfortunate incident, the son of former Karkala MLA died by suicide in Barkur by coming before a moving train.
The deceased has been identified as Sudeep Bhandary (47), son of late Gopal Bhandary. He had come under the wheels of a goods train moving from Mangaluru to Madgaon.
Based on the complaint by Barkur station master Srinivas Shetty, a case has been registered at Brahmavar police station under Section 194 of BNS.
Sudeep reportedly ran a shop selling alcohol in Hebri. The reason for him taking the extreme steps is yet to be ascertained.
He is survived by his mother, wife and two children.