Silvester D'Souza

Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur

Kundapur, Sep 5: A tragic incident has occurred in the village of Halnadu in Kundapur taluk, where a minor student took his own life by jumping into a stream after being disheartened over an engineering seat in Bengaluru.

The deceased, Supraj Shetty (17), son of Shivaprasad Shetty of Halnadu village, had been pursuing his PU studies at a private English medium school in Kundapur. It was reported that Supraj Shetty had hoped to study medicine, but he was allotted an engineering seat in Bengaluru, which he was reportedly unhappy with. His family had packed his clothes and belongings to send him to Bangalore after advising him.

Everything seemed in order, and Supraj was expected to leave for Bengaluru on Thursday, September 5. However, on September 4 evening, his slippers and mobile phone were found by the stream near his home in Halnadu.

Despite the family's concerns and a local search, there was no immediate result. On Thursday afternoon, the boy’s body was discovered in the same stream. A case has been registered at the Kundapur rural police station.

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