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COIMBATORE: A 36-year-old man, working as a software engineer in Australia for the last five years, committed suicide at RS Puram in Coimbatore on Saturday evening.

The deceased has been identified as U Rajkumar of Kuttimanai Nagar at Tindivanam in Viluppuram district. He committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his rental apartment.

Rajkumar’s wife U Anubama, 26, gave birth to twin babies on June 6. He planned to take his wife and the children to Australia within two weeks. However, his mother- in -law refused him to take his wife and children to Australia. She fought with him.

Rajkumar left a suicide note. In his suicide note, he wrote that he had great love for his wife and children. But his mother-in-law did not allow him to take his wife and children to Australia. This had forced him to commit suicide, police said quoting the suicide note.

Rajkumar married Anubama of Ambikapuram in Palakkad district six years ago. The couple did not have children and she was taking treatment in Rao Hospital at RS Puram. Later, she became pregnant.

Rajkumar reached Coimbatore from Australia on May 24 and took an apartment on rent. Anubama and her parents also came to Coimbatore from Palakkad and stayed with them.

Anubama was admitted to hospital for delivery last week.

Rajkumar spent time with his wife and two babies at the hospital and used to return to the apartment for taking rest.

Police said he planned to return to Australia on June 26. He went to the hospital on Saturday evening and told his wife that he planned to take her and the children to Australia on June 26. But his mother-in-law opposed her daughter and grandchildren going to Australia with him. She allegedly fought with him.

Rajkumar told his wife that he would return after taking bathe at the apartment. But When he did not return after a long time, Anubama told her father K Unnikrishnan to go the apartment to check. Unnikrishnan went to the apartment and found his son-in-law’s body.

The RS Puram police registered a case under section 174 CrPC. Further investigations were on.

