Silvester D’Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (RJP)
Kundapur, Jan 24: A woman has been admitted to a hospital after she consumed poison fearing adverse reaction from public. The reason for fear was, a youngster named Sudarshan was allegedly disturbing and abusing her publicly.
The woman has been staying in a rented room near Tallur for the past one year with her five year old child. Her husband occasionally visited her as he was working as a driver.
Sudarshan (21), under the influence of alcohol allegedly started disturbing her. On Wednesday January 21 too he did the same. It is said that on Friday January 23, he again came in front of her house and started using bad language loudly in the presence of villagers. It is also alleged that Sudarshan pelted stones at her house.
The woman who took the matter seriously came to the extreme decision of ending her life fearing adverse reactions from people and her husband.
Once she consumed insecticide on Friday afternoon, she phoned one of Sudarshan’s friends.
It is said that the person who received the call from the woman tried to pacify her, but she was too sick to respond.
When the news reached Sudarshan who was travelling from Kundapur towards Tallur, he rushed to the spot and made the victim vomit.
He took her to the government hospital in Kundapur. The victim is recovering now.
The police who have recorded the statement from the victim have arrested Sudarshan and are interrogating.