Battling financial constraints post lockdown, street vendor in Puttur commits suicide
Puttur: A 63-year-old street vendor on Thursday morning committed suicide by jumping into a government well near his stall here in Puttur.
The deceased vendor has been identified as Vittal Naik a resident of Bannoru village in Puttur. He reportedly owned a stall in Padil wherein he used to sell Kabab. According to the reports, Vittal had suffered a heart attack a few days ago and had to spend lakhs of rupees for treatment. Already fighting financial constraint due to the Corona lockdown, the expense only added to his economic woes and he was under depression from several days.
Reports further added that when Vittal resumed business at his stall post lockdown relaxation he failed to get any business at the stall pushing him further into mental dilemma. This is said to be the reason behind his extreme step.
On June 18, Vittal went missing after eating dinner. His family looked for him in the nearby area but couldn’t find him. On Thursday morning, his footwear and clothes were found near the government well in Padil. His body was later pulled out of the well by a team of Fire Brigade. Vittal is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
