Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, May 20: A youth stood on railway tracks and killed himself by coming under a running train at Kolakadi railway gate near Mulky on Sunday May 20.
The deceased is identified as Kartik Poojary (20), son of Meera and a resident of Molottu. He was working as a mechanic in Chitradurga and had come to his house in Molottu on Saturday. He lived with his mother and grandmother in Molottu and had joined his relative’s garage in Chitradurga a few months ago.
Kartik was in love with one of his college mates. Since both were minors, their parents did not give consent for marriage. It is said that approval was given through a bond paper to get them married when they reached marriageable age.
In the midst of the agreement between the parents of the boy and girl, the girl's parents suddenly sent her to Moodbidri. She killed herself by hanging at home when no one was there. A case was registered at the Moodbidri police station.
Kartik, who was in Chitradurga, came to know about the suicide of his girlfriend and came to his home in Molottu on Saturday. His mother had gone to Kerala on urgent work early Sunday morning. By the time she returned, Kartik had died by suicide by coming under the wheels of a running train.
Mulky police inspector Vidyadhar visited the spot and registered a case.