Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Mar 25: Akshay (25), who was working in a mobile phone showroom ended his life by hanging himself at his house on Saturday March 25 at Kumpala Moorukatte.

Akshay’s mother had gone to the beedi branch, when Akshay killed himself by hanging to the window of the house through a cloth. He was employed at Anu Mobile Center in Thokkottu. He had not been for work for the past 20 days. Though mobile phone shop owner was calling him repeatedly, he was not answering the calls.

It is said that Akshay was suffering from depression. He is survived by mother and two sisters. Ullal police have registered a case.

The number of deaths has increased drastically in Kumpala. Serial deaths are occurring after model Preksha of Kumpala Ashraya colony died. Last week itself, Bhoomika (17), a student of Kumpala Guru Nagara was killed in a road accident that occurred at Nanthoor junction, while she was riding pillion with her uncle.

Last year in the month of September itself, three auto rickshaw drivers of Kumpala Jayaprakash (42), Jayanth S Kumpala (48) and Dhananjay Rao (53) had died suddenly.