Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (SP)
Beltangady, Apr 18: Although it had earlier been guessed that persistent pestering by a distant relative would have driven Bhagyashree from Marodi village in the taluk to commit suicide, new evidence suggests that she took this extreme step on account of love lost. It is learnt that in this connection, Venoor police took into custody a person named Guruprasad from Sulkery village for questioning.
Bhagyashee, a first year B Com degree student of Alva's College Moodbidri had died under suspicious circumstances at her home. Her charred mortal remains were found from a room in her home. Some organizations had strongly demanded for a thorough probe, insisting that it was a case of murder. As such, the policemen had undertaken detailed investigation of the case.
Bhagyashree and Guruprasad, who happens to be the son of her maternal uncle, were reportedly in love with each other. However, of late, Guruprasad reportedly had maintained distance from her. Some had therefore guessed that upset by this development, she had committed suicide. The police found that about 3,000 SMSes had been exchanged between the two. As her own cell phone did not have enough balance, Bhagyashree had sent a message by using her mother's cell phone at 10.29 am on the morning of the day on which she died to Guruprasad, saying that it was her last good morning, and asking him to console her parents.
It is said that Guruprasad confessed during police questioning that he did not take this message seriously. It is also said that he also revealed that the death note recovered from the girl's house on April 16 was written by him.
On Friday, Bantwal assistant superintendent of police, Rahul Kumar, local police inspector, Lingappa Poojary, and Venoor police sub-inspector, Vinayak Billava, visited Bhagyashree's home and convinced her parents that their daughter had ended her life, having been frustrated at her failed love.