CHENNAI: A 34-year-old taxi driver , out on bail in connection with a rape case , committed suicide by hanging himself at his Chengalpet residence on Saturday. Srinivasan of Kollamedu in Amanampakkam was sacked from a travel agency after he was arrested three months ago.

Police said Srinivasan was sitting inside a parked car in Amanampakkam around midnight when he noticed a woman walking alone. He followed her into a house and tried to rape her. Following a complaint, police arrested him. He was remanded to judicial custody.

Last week, he came out on conditional bail and came to know that he lost his job. Apparently upset over this, he decided to end his life, police said.

