Davanagere, Apr 26, (PTI): A devotee of Sathya Sai Baba tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat with a blade, after coming to know about the godman’s death, at the house of his aunt at Andanur in Holalkere taluk of Chitradurga district on Monday night.
Gangadharappa, hailing from Kabbala in Hosadurga taluk in Chitradurga district, was sitting alone in front of a portrait of Baba in the room and suddenly slit his throat.
When Gangadharappa’s family members saw him bleeding profusely, they rushed him to the City Central Hospital in Davangere. A surgery was performed on him and he is said to be recovering.