Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Aug 22: Relating to the mass suicide of Shailesh, owner of Akshaya Finance, his wife, Savitha and ten-­year-­old daughter Vidhyalaxmi, at the family's home at Phalguni Apartment at Urwa Chilimbi in the city, the police have arrested another accused.

The bodies of the family was found lying in their flat on Thursday August 14 afternoon.

Uday (29) from Hoigebail here was arrested by Urwa police on Thursday August 21. After he was produced in the court, Uday was remanded to judicial custody.

Before hanging himself after feeding poison to his wife and daughter, Shailesh had left behind a four-­page suicide note in which he had named Uday, Harish and Anil as being responsible for taking this extreme decision. The suicide note had stated harassment from these persons and the fear of his reputation getting sullied had driven him to take the drastic decision. The finance concern Shailesh was running was facing losses, it is learnt.

The policemen had registered case against Uday, Rajesh and Anil under Indian Penal Code section 306 relating to abetment to suicide. One of the accused, Anil, had surrendered in the court last Saturday. Uday was taken into custody from the railway station on the basis of reliable information, the poilcemen said.