Periyottu : Aged couple commits suicide
Suspected to be depressed over ill-health
Uppinangadi: An aged couple committed suicide by consuming poison at Periyottu in Barya village in Belthangady taluk on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Sanjeeva Poojary (60) and his wife Sita (57).
They have reportedly consumed poison inside the room. Sanjeeva Poojary died on the spot, while Sita breathed her last on the way to hospital. It is said that Sanjeeva Poojary has been suffering from Asthma and heart related problems for some time. Because of his ill-health, he could not go to labour work, the only source of their livelihood. Meanwhile, his wife was also suffering from sickness. It is suspected that the couple might have committed suicide desperate over their health problems.
The couple has three children- two daughters and one son. All the three were married. Son Janardhana Poojary and his wife are with his parents. When the incident happened, Janardhana wife Mohini was at home. “Father-in-law was not feeling well due to which he used to stay inside the room. Some time, mother-in-law was also staying with him. Today afternoon also, both of them were inside the room. After some time, I heard sound and moaning from the room. When I tried to open the door, it was locked from inside. I climbed up the loft and saw them bewildering in the room. I shouted and asked the neighbours and broke open the door. By the time, father--in-law passed away and mother-in-law was in serious condition”, she said.
Uppinangadi SI Nandakumar visited the village and inspected. Police registered a case.
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Hindutva leader Manju Kola stabbed during ‘compromise meeting’ at Malpe; Five arrested
Udupi: Manju Kola, husband of former Udupi City Municipal Council Vice-President Lakshmi Manjunath and a Hindutva organisation leader, was stabbed during a meeting held to settle a dispute related to a love affair at Malpe on Tuesday night.
Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case.
According to information available, Manju Kola had reportedly called for a compromise meeting near Malpe beach in the Palimaru area on Tuesday evening to resolve an issue involving a couple. During the discussion, a heated argument broke out and a youth allegedly stabbed Manju Kola.
He sustained injuries to his abdomen and collapsed. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Udupi for treatment.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that five accused have been arrested in the case. As per preliminary investigation, the incident appears to have occurred due to personal reasons. He clarified that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged the public not to spread rumours.
The injured Manju Kola is out of danger and his condition is stable, the SP said.
