Bantwal: Youth Commits suicide by jumping into Nethravathi river
Bantwal: In a distressing incident, a young individual identified as Praveen Kulal, hailing from Netla near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, has committed suicide by jumping into the Netravathi river from a bridge. The motive behind the suicide is suspected to be his ongoing battle with mental illness.
Earlier on the same day hours before Praveen committed suicide , he posted a message about his death on a WhatsApp group comprising his friends from Netla. Deeply concerned upon reading the distressing post, his friends immediately attempted to contact him but were unsuccessful in reaching him. Following which they immediately contacted and lodged a complaint with the police and requested them to identify his whereabouts. It is learnt that he had jumped off the bridge before the police could act.
He stopped the bike on the road near the new bridge and left his slippers there before plunging into the Netravati river. Swift action was taken by divers Mohammed M K, Sameer Chammi, and Ashraf Akkarangadi, who collaborated with the fire brigade and police to locate and retrieve the body within a few hours of the incident.
Bantwal City Station Officer Ramakrishna visited the spot and registered a case.
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Physiotherapist from Assam found dead near his rented house in Odisha’s Cuttack district
Bhubaneswar (PTI): A physiotherapist from Assam was found dead near his rented house in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Thursday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Ruhan Kakati.
After completing his physiotherapy studies in the Northeastern state, he moved to Olatpur village in the district nearly four years ago to pursue an internship at the Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), police said.
After completing his internship, Ruhan continued to stay in Olatpur in a rented three-storey house and practiced physiotherapy in the locality, they said.
A resident of the same building found Kakati’s body in the morning and alerted the local police, an officer of Olatpur police station said.
Preliminary investigation indicated that he fell from the third floor of the building. He was staying alone in the house, the officer added.
Police have seized the body and sent it for post-mortem examination.
