Kundapur: Marital problems drive man to end life on railway track

Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur

Kundapur, Sep 3: A man committed suicide on the railway track at Hattiangady cross here on Monday September 2, reportedly due to marital problems.

The deceased has been identified as Manjunath alias Mohammed (20), son of Babu and resident of Kedoor.

About 20 months ago, Manjunath had got married to Ayesha (21), daughter of Nawab Jan, a resident of Damujali, Bhatkal. Theirs was a love marriage.

After marriage, he changed his name to Mohammed and worked in a garment store at Kundapur. Ayesha had earlier worked in a mobile phone shop, and then in a jewellery store. She recently left her job. The couple stayed in a rented house at Balekere in Kenchanur.

In a death note found in Manjunath's trousers, he stated that he himself was responsible for taking the extreme step.

It is said that Manjunath had befriended a girl whom he met every day in bus. This had led to frequent flare-ups with his wife. Several times the arguments had snowballed into physical fights too, sources said. Moreover, Manjunath was suffering from heart ailment and used to take lot of medication, said his wife.

It is suspected that Manjunath ended his life as he was unable to cope with the problems he faced from society due to his marriage, coupled with his health condition. He had gone to the railway track on Monday morning at around 10.30 am. However, railway track checking was going on, and the workers convinced him not to end his life and gave him Rs 100.

Later, when he felt hungry, he went to a nearby shop and bought a packet of biscuits and tender coconut water. In the evening he returned to the railway crossing and ended his life under the Matsyagandha train.

Kundapur police have registered a case.