Suicide pact fallout: Relatives and villagers stage protest at mortuary
A day after the suicide of three members of a family in Kempayyanahundi village near here, relatives and villagers gathered outside the mortuary in Mysore
A day after the suicide of three members of a family in Kempayyanahundi village near here, relatives and villagers gathered outside the mortuary in Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) premises in the City on Tuesday demanding stringent action against the accused, who has been arrested by the police. The deceased identified as Shivanna, 54, his wife Nagarathna, 44, and their daughter Rakshita, 22, were found dead in their house in the village on Monday after allegedly consuming poison before blaming Ullas Gowda, also a resident of the village, of abetting the suicide in a death note recovered by the police.
The T. Narsipura police, which had registered a case, arrested Ullas Gowda when he was reportedly trying to flee to Bengaluru. The accused, who was in love with Rakshita, opposed her marriage with another boy to whom she was engaged. He had allegedly sent his photographs with Rakshita to the groom-to-be, causing agony in her family. The relatives and residents of the village, who had on Monday refused to allow the bodies to be shifted for post-mortem, gathered outside the mortuary on Tuesday demanding confiscation of the property belonging to the accused and its transfer to the deceased family’s kin.
Meanwhile, former Ministers S. R. Mahesh from the Janata Dal and C. Puttarangashetty from the Congress visited the mortuary and consoled the relatives of the deceased persons. The protestors, meanwhile, also demanded that Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah visit the spot as the village falls in Varuna Assembly constituency represented by former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. However, Mr. Mahesh and Mr. Puttarangashetty assured justice to the family members of the deceased persons. After the conclusion of the post-mortem, the bodies were shifted to the village in an ambulance in the presence of police personnel.
(Persons having suicidal tendencies can call Arogya Sahayavani helpline on 104 for help)
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