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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Vote rigging charges against MLA DN Jeevaraj: HC grants interim stay on FIR
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the FIR against Sringeri legislator DN Jeevaraj, who is accused of vote rigging.
A vacation bench consisting of Justice V Sreeshananda heard on Tuesday the BJP MLA’s plea urging the HC to quash the case against him.
After hearing the arguments, the judge granted an interim stay on the case against Jeevaraj.
The hearing of the case has been adjourned to Thursday, May 7.
