Puttur: On Wednesday, an incident came to light where a young woman committed suicide at Sampya near Puttur. The deceased young woman has been identified as Madhushri (26), who was working as a receptionist at a private hospital in Puttur. The unmarried young woman reportedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake late Wednesday afternoon beside her grandmother’s residence. 

Based on the information found in her private journal, the deceased is said to have taken the drastic measure to end her life unable to cope with the emotional abuse meted to her by the now married ex-lover, who was also threatening her life. Along with the dairy as material evidence and a complaint from her uncle, a case has been registered at the Sampya Police Station. 

The deceased young woman is the daughter of Banglegudde Balakrishna Gowda residing in Sampaje village and was working as a front desk receptionist at a private Hospital in Puttur and living in the Hospital’s hostel nearby. Reportedly, on her day-offs, Madhushri used to visit her grandmother’s house. On Wednesday afternoon, she had visited her grandmother’s house in Kolya at Sampadya. After lunch on the fateful day, she had reportedly ventured out into the nearby plantation garden and jumped into the lake in its premises. 

‘Harassment from Married Man Drove her to Commit Suicide’

In the dairy found inside her handbag, Madhushri has written that the harassment from a married man named Devikiran is the reason behind her taking her own life. In the diary, she wrote, “Devikiran from Sampaje and I were in a loving relationship for the past 5 years. But, he got married to another woman last June. Despite that, he used to contact me. He used to persuade me to not get married to another man. Whenever I used to try for a marriage prospect, he used to threaten to reveal about our relationship and try to sabotage the marriage prospect. He has also threatened to kill me if I get married”, Madhushri’s diary revealed. 

The deceased had also confided with her family about the harassment she faced from her former lover. Reportedly, even on the day of the suicide, her grandmother had comforted her while addressing the issue of harassment. 

The deceased’s uncle, Vittal Gowda has complained to the Sampya police that the harassment meted out by Devikiran is responsible for his niece’s suicide. The Sampya Police has registered a case and are conducting further investigations.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.