<p>Two men ended their lives in separate incidents in the City on Saturday evening. A 25-year-old youth, Dileep, was found hanging at his house in Kalyan Nagar on Saturday evening. The incident came to light when his roommate returned home from work.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dileep, according to police, had recently quit his job as an executive with a private firm. His roommate said that Dileep had the name of a girl engraved on his hand. Police suspect that a failed love affair could have driven Dileep to suicide. Peenya police have registered a case. <br /><br />In the other incident, Balaraj (25) hanged self at his house in Garepalya, Madiwala. He was a painter for vehicles but had been jobless for the last few months, police said. <br /><br />Balaraj had taken to alcohol and on Saturday evening he had gone out with his friends. After returning, he locked himself in a room and did not turn up for dinner.<br /><br />The incident came to light when his grandmother called him. Madiwala police have registered a case. The cause for his extreme step is yet to be ascertained.<br /><br />Cab driver robbed<br /><br />A cab driver was assaulted and robbed of valuables, including his car, on Laggere bridge in the early hours of Sunday. <br /><br />Anil Kumar, 25, works as a driver for a hotelier in the City and the incident occurred when he was returning home after dropping relatives of his employer at Mahalakshmi Layout.<br /><br />According to a complaint lodged by Kumar, four men intercepted his car on Laggere bridge around 3 am, threatened him at knife-point and robbed him of his eight-gram gold chain and Rs 17,000 in cash.<br /><br />One of them took over the wheels and drove away with the vehicle after throwing Kumar out near Gangondanahalli. Rajagopalnagar police have registered a case of robbery.</p>
<p>Two men ended their lives in separate incidents in the City on Saturday evening. A 25-year-old youth, Dileep, was found hanging at his house in Kalyan Nagar on Saturday evening. The incident came to light when his roommate returned home from work.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dileep, according to police, had recently quit his job as an executive with a private firm. His roommate said that Dileep had the name of a girl engraved on his hand. Police suspect that a failed love affair could have driven Dileep to suicide. Peenya police have registered a case. <br /><br />In the other incident, Balaraj (25) hanged self at his house in Garepalya, Madiwala. He was a painter for vehicles but had been jobless for the last few months, police said. <br /><br />Balaraj had taken to alcohol and on Saturday evening he had gone out with his friends. After returning, he locked himself in a room and did not turn up for dinner.<br /><br />The incident came to light when his grandmother called him. Madiwala police have registered a case. The cause for his extreme step is yet to be ascertained.<br /><br />Cab driver robbed<br /><br />A cab driver was assaulted and robbed of valuables, including his car, on Laggere bridge in the early hours of Sunday. <br /><br />Anil Kumar, 25, works as a driver for a hotelier in the City and the incident occurred when he was returning home after dropping relatives of his employer at Mahalakshmi Layout.<br /><br />According to a complaint lodged by Kumar, four men intercepted his car on Laggere bridge around 3 am, threatened him at knife-point and robbed him of his eight-gram gold chain and Rs 17,000 in cash.<br /><br />One of them took over the wheels and drove away with the vehicle after throwing Kumar out near Gangondanahalli. Rajagopalnagar police have registered a case of robbery.</p>
