Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)
Udupi, Mar 5: A youth who was reportedly suffering from depression from the past one year ended his life at his relative's house at Bankerkatte, Kalmady here on the evening of Wednesday March 4.
Shashikant Salian (22) hanged himself at his cousin Bharat Kunder's house.
It is learnt that Shashikant's father Bhaskar Salian died many years ago while his mother Sushila passed away about 5 or 6 years ago. Since then, Shashikant has been staying with his aunt at Kalmady.
Shashikant's brother Arvind stays in Bengaluru, sources said.
On Wednesday, the family members were at their workplaces the entire day. When Bharat and his mother returned home late in the evening, they found him hanging from the fan in his room.
Sources said that Shashikant had studied up till 9th standard after which he dropped out from school and took up fishing as an occupation. His father too had been a fisherman.
About a year ago, he gave up fishing and was at home most of the time. Unemployment coupled with poor financial condition had pushed him to into depression, and he had also undergone treatment in a hospital for a while, sources said.
Malpe police have registered a case.