Daijiworld Media Network - Mandya (SP)
Mandya, Jul 24: A person who was admitted into the district hospital here with symptoms matching with coronavirus infection, committed suicide on Thursday, July 23.
The man, identified as Chandru (55) from Kandegala in Malavalli taluk in the district, had breathing difficulty. He had undergone corona test and the result received on Wednesday evening was negative. He had been admitted into the hospital and was being treated for his problem.
On Thursday, he hanged himself by using the lungi he was wearing. The reason behind the man's decision to kill himself is not known. He was a liquor addict. It is suspected that he would have committed suicide out of fear about contracting coronavirus infection. It is also possible that he would have been overwhelmed at not being able to get liquor inside the hospital even though he craved for it, as he was an addict.