Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Mangaluru, Dec 15: Rahman (58) who was working as section officer of Mangalore Electricity Supply Co Ltd at Shirva jumped down Ullal bridge here on Thursday December 14 and committed suicide. Rahman had received orders of transfer to Byndoor.

The officer, a native of Attavar here, was working in Shirva since sometime. During the week ends, he used to visit his family at Attavar here. He had come here last Saturday too and returned to Udupi as usual on Monday morning. on Thursday afternoon, he jumped down the Ullal bridge. The police came to know about the incident at 3.30 pm after which they rushed to the spot and began rescue operation. The body was retrieved sometime later.

It is said that Rahman had called his wife from Shirva on Monday over phone and was in good mood then. The family was unaware of the fact that he was in the city on Thursday, it is gathered.

The family of the officer had no major problems and the sudden incident which happened unexpectedly has come as a shock to the family and employees of Mescom at Shirva, as none of them have been able to guess a reason for this suicide. A case about the suicide was registered in the city police station here.

The marriage of Rahman's daughter, who has competed engineering degree, is slated to be held in April next. His son has been pursuing engineering education in a college in the city.