Woman dies by suicide in Mysuru after struggling with microfinance loan repayment
Mysuru: A 53-year-old woman from Ambale village in Nanjangud taluk allegedly died by suicide on Sunday afternoon, reportedly unable to cope with the financial pressure of repaying a loan taken from microfinance companies. The deceased, identified as Jayasheela, is said to have consumed insecticide and succumbed while being rushed to the hospital.
According to sources, Jayasheela had borrowed Rs 5 lakh from IIFL and Five Star microfinance agencies to purchase a cow, construct a house, and support agricultural activities. She was repaying the loan through monthly installments of Rs 20,000. However, the death of the cow—one of her key sources of income—left her in severe financial distress.
Faced with mounting pressure, Jayasheela reportedly consumed tablets used as insecticide in cornfields on Sunday afternoon in an apparent suicide attempt. Family members immediately rushed her to the hospital, but she passed away on the way.
Nanjangud Rural Sub-Inspector Ram Kumar visited her residence and conducted an inspection. He informed that the post-mortem examination was carried out at Nanjangud Public Hospital, following which the body was handed over to her relatives on Monday.
A case has been registered at the Nanjangud Rural Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
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Edited photo of Actor Prakash Raj taking dip at Maha Kumbh Mela goes viral, complaint filed
Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Tuesday clarified that a photo of him taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela, which is doing rounds across social media platforms, was fake. The multilingual actor has filed a police complaint against the miscreants in this regard.
The digitally manipulated image was posted by an account named Prashant Sambaragi, captioned: "Actor Prakash Raj at the Kumbh Mela. He bathed in the Triveni Sangam. Let's hope that his sins are washed away." The image also bizarrely showed the actor’s hand blending into an artificial design, suggesting the use of AI editing.
Taking to ‘X,’ actor Prakash Raj clarified that it was fake news. He stated, "Fake news. The job of the cowardly army of the 'False King' is to spread fake news and defile even their holy worship. A police complaint has been filed. Let's see what they do in the courtroom."
ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 28, 2025
“ಸುಳ್ಳ ರಾಜ” ನ ಹೇಡಿಗಳ ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ .. ಅವರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪೂಜೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ ಹಬ್ಬಿಸಿ ಹೊಲಸು ಮಾಡುವುದೇ ಕೆಲಸ .. police complaint ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದೆ .. ಕೋರ್ಟಿನ ಕಟಕಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೋ ನೋಡೋಣ 😊 #justasking pic.twitter.com/S6ySeyFKmh
