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Two persons commit suicide

Staff Reporter

Bangalore: Two persons reportedly committed suicide on Monday in and around Bangalore.

Balaji (17), a second pre-university student who was to appear for the Common Entrance Test on Wednesday, committed suicide by hanging himself on Monday.

The Kamakshipalya police, who have registered a case, said that Balaji, son of an Inspector, took the extreme step because of depression. In his suicide note, Balaji said that he could not come to terms with his uncle's untimely death. The police said he (Balaji) committed suicide by hanging himself in his aunt's house in Karekal. In the note, he has urged his parents to donate his eyes, the police added.

In another case, Ashok Babu (37), resident of Gururaj Layout, Vidyapeeta Circle, was found dead under mysterious circumstances. The Chennammanakere Achchukattu police, who have registered a suicide case, said that Babu was suffering from brain tumour and could not afford treatment. However, they suspect foul play and are awaiting the post-mortem report.

Dies of burns

Meenamma (32), wife of Andani, on Saturday died of burns. The police said that on April 29, Meenamma, a resident of Gurupete in Kanakapura, was trying to refill a stove with kerosene, when her sari caught fire accidentally. A case has been registered.

In another case, a 52-year-old man died of injuries in a private hospital on Tuesday. The Gnanabharathi police said that miscreants on Monday night pushed Beluriyya, vegetable farmer from Soolikerepalya near Tavarekere, from a moving autorickshaw near Rajuganganagar on Mysore Ring Road. Beluriyya sustained head injuries in the process. The police said Beluriyya's wife Gangamma identified the body. They suspect the persons who pushed Beluriyya out of the autorickshaw were known to him. A case has been registered.

Body found

A body of a 35-year-old man was found in a construction site, near the cricket ground in Balekai Mandi, Binnypet, on Tuesday. The police said that some boys, who were playing in the cricket ground, found the body when they went to retrieve the ball that had fallen in the site. The body had several stab injuries. The police suspect that the victim had been murdered late on Monday. Senior police officials visited the spot. A case has been registered.

Arrested

The Kempe Gowda Nagar police on Tuesday arrested two persons in connection with the murder of Chandrashekhar, an autorickshaw driver and resident of Brindavan Nagar. The police gave the names of the arrested as Manjunath and Chikshekhari.

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