Depressed over harassment of loan recovery agents, 49-year-old man commits suicide in Manipal
Manipal: A 49-year-old man, identified as Raghavendra A Shanbhag, reportedly took his own life by hanging himself from a fan at his residence on Saturday.
The tragic incident has raised concerns as it is believed that he was grappling with depression due to persistent harassment related to an online loan.
Raghavendra A Shanbhag was employed as an assistant manager at Baliga Fishnet. According to sources, he had availed an online loan, after which he began receiving repeated phone calls regarding the loan matter. These incessant calls seemed to have taken a toll on his mental well-being, leading to his severe state of depression.
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While the ongoing investigation is focusing on the harassing phone calls as the potential trigger for his distress, authorities are also considering other factors that might have contributed to his mental state.
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Student killed, several injured as school picnic bus overturns
Nagpur (PTI): A student was killed and several students and teachers were injured as the bus carrying them to a picnic spot overturned near here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The accident took place when students and teachers of Saraswati High School in Shankar Nagar area here were heading for a picnic spot in neighbouring Wardha district in five buses.
One of the buses, with some 50 persons on board, overturned near Deoli Pendhari village on Hingani Road in a hilly section on the outskirts of the city, said an official of Hingna police station.
The deceased boy was a Class 7 student, he said, without disclosing the name. A girl and a teacher sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, while others were taken to a nearby rural hospital.
Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, police said.
