Bengaluru: Man dies by suicide after jumping from third floor of GT Mall
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old man died by suicide after jumping from the third floor of GT Mall on Magadi Road on Monday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Sagar, a resident of Papayya Garden in the KHB Colony area. According to police, Sagar arrived at GT Mall around 9:30 AM and leapt from the third floor, dying on the spot.
Officers from the K.P. Agrahara police station visited the scene and sent the body to Victoria Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Police said Sagar had studied engineering at a private college in the city but had failed to complete the course. He had been unemployed and reportedly suffered from mental health issues for nearly ten years, for which he was undergoing treatment.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at K.P. Agrahara police station, and further investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Ramadan fasting to kickoff from Thursday in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Holy month of Ramadan will start from Thursday, February 19, announced convener of the State Moon Sighting Committee Maulana Maqsood Imran Rashadi on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference after the Moon Sighting Committee meeting held at the State Waqf Board office on Cunningham Road in the city on Wednesday evening, he said that there is no information about moon sighting anywhere in the capital Bengaluru, including other districts.
“However, after receiving reports of moon sightings in neighbouring states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi, it has been decided to start fasting from Thursday,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Maulana Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, Maulana Ejaz Ahmed Nadvi and other members of the ulema.
