suicide

Bengaluru

A 35-year-old factory employee committedby jumping in front of a train between KR Puram and Whitefield railway stations. Police said he took this step as he was harassed by his wife’s demands.The man, V Srinivas, is said to have been upset as he had to stay away from his parents, on his wife’s bidding. Srinivas’s father, Venkatappa, has filed a complaint with the Cantonment Railway Police Station in which he has named his daughter-in-law as the tormentor. He has alleged that Nandini, 30, had coaxed Srinivas to move to the city from their hometown in Koratagere in Tumakuru. Venkatappa has also accused Nandini of carrying on an affair with a man, said to be a landlord in the city. A case of abetment of suicide has been registered by the railway police against Nandini.Srinivas was found dead on the railway track near Hoodi on Thursday.His agony started when his wife is alleged to started harassing him asking him to move away from his parents’ home and shift to Bengaluru. He came to the city around 45 days back and started working in a factory near KR Puram. The couple have two kids, including a 10-year-old girl. “Without our notice, she managed to take my son to, which was totally new to him. She is a housewife but has four mobile numbers. After the suicide, we found out that she was having an extra-marital affair.She wanted was to lead a lavish life, by hook or crook. Either my son came to know about his wife’s illicit relationship or he was unable to bear her mental harassment and so he committed suicide. There are doubts about his death and we suspect foul play too,” Venkatappa told Mirror.A case of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the IPC.“We are checking the mobile numbers used by her to establish the allegations levelled against her. After her husband’s death, she has been staying with her parents along with her two children. The case is still under investigations. Unless proper evidence is found against her, she cannot be arrested. The reason for the alleged suicide is also not known. The victim has not left behind any suicide note,” said an officer.