22-year-old Kerala students hangs himself to death following alleged blackmail in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A 22-year-old MBA student from Kerala died by suicide in Soladevanahalli, leaving behind a note that mentioned three mobile phone numbers and details of a bank account, The New Indian Express reported.
The student, identified as Jagan Mohanan reportedly, was in his second year at a private college in Soladevanahalli and hailed from Vadakara in Kozhikode district. Police said the exact reason for the suicide is still unknown.
However, the police suspect Jagan may have been blackmailed or threatened by unidentified individuals who allegedly had access to his personal information. The accused are suspected to have blackmailed him of making his information public if their monetary demands were not met.
According to the report, the incident happened on Tuesday between 4.30pm and 6pm at the victim’s rented accommodation in Shanthinagar on the Hesaraghatta Road in Soladevanahalli police station limits. His body was found hanging from the ceiling fan.
In his complaint, Jagan’s elder brother, K Kiran Kumar reportedly told police, he learned of the incident through a call from their sister saying that Jagan had taken his own life.
“No arrests have been made yet. The victim has not named anybody in the death note. He mentioned having transferred `24,000 to a bank account. The details of the mobile phone numbers mentioned in the death note are being checked,” TNIE quoted DCP (North West) DL Nagesh as saying.
The body was handed over to the family members after the post-mortem at Victoria Hospital, further investigation underway, police said.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
