Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)
Udupi, Dec 12: A young man allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well at Kattingeri, Moodubellu here on Friday December 11.
The deceased has been identified as Akhil Saheb (24), a resident of Mudrangady.
Akhil was working in a shop in Mudrangady. It is learnt that on Friday at around noon, he left from the shop saying he was going to visit his grandmother in Kattingeri.
The same night, when Akhil did not return home nor was he found at his grandmother's house, the family members got worried and began a search.
Finally, his body was discovered in well located in a private property at Kattingeri. Police sources said that he might have jumped into the well between 3 pm and 8.30 pm. The body was sent to Ajjarkad government hospital mortuary.
The reason for taking the extreme step is not known. Sources said that he was suffering from kidney and heart problems.
Akhil was the son of Akbar Saheb, who is employed abroad, and Safiya.
Shirva police have registered a case.