JOIN USA head constable in Koramangala and a student in Adugodi allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents Saturday morning.
Narayan Naik, 56, a head constable attached to the first battalion of the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his quarter in KSRP quarters in Kormangala in Madivala police limits on Saturday morning.
Narayan from Kornahalli in Magadi taluk was deputed to Bangalore four months ago. He is survived by a daughter, who is married, and two sons, one pursuing engineeering and another into sand business.
Police said his family members found the father hanging from a celing fan in his room around 5.30 am. The reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained, the y said.
In another incident, a 16-year-old girl, who had failed in the recent SSLC examination, was found dead with burns.
Shobha, a resident of EWS quarters in Koramangala, opposite National Games village, had failed in Kannada, English and Mathematics and was preparing for the supplementary examination, said police.
Her father works with a gas agency while her mother is a domeistic help. Shobha, who was depressed to see her friends and classmates going to college, set herself ablaze after her parents and younger brother left home at 8.30 am.
The neighbours heard her cries and broke open the door. But, she was charred beyond recognition by then, the police said.