<p>Two couples, including a newly-wed couple, committed suicide in separate incidents reported in the last 48 hours in the City.<br /><br /></p>.<p>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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />According to police, Mohan Kumar was married to Nandini around nine months ago. They were residing in Mahalakshmipuram along with Mohan’s parents. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />“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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />Elderly couple ends life<br />In another incident, an elderly couple committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at Kammagondanahalli near Chikkabannavara on Saturday morning.<br /><br />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. <br />They were residing near 8th Mile on Tumakuru Road along with their children.<br /><br />On Saturday around 10.30 pm, the passers-by noticed the couple’s body lying on the railway track and informed the police. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.<br />A case has been registered. <br /></p>
<p>Two couples, including a newly-wed couple, committed suicide in separate incidents reported in the last 48 hours in the City.<br /><br /></p>.<p>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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />According to police, Mohan Kumar was married to Nandini around nine months ago. They were residing in Mahalakshmipuram along with Mohan’s parents. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />“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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />Elderly couple ends life<br />In another incident, an elderly couple committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at Kammagondanahalli near Chikkabannavara on Saturday morning.<br /><br />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. <br />They were residing near 8th Mile on Tumakuru Road along with their children.<br /><br />On Saturday around 10.30 pm, the passers-by noticed the couple’s body lying on the railway track and informed the police. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.<br />A case has been registered. <br /></p>
