Daijiworld Media Network – Madikeri (EP)

Madikeri, April 2: In a tragic incident which happened at Pampinakere extension in the town, a husband-wife duo sought to end their lives for silly reason. Both of them hanged themselves, leaving behind their thee-year-old daughter in the lurch.

Chethan (34), who was working as mathematics teacher in a private school here, and his wife, Vani (27), were the ones who chose to kill themselves. Chethan, who was from Tiptur, had married Vani from Tumakuru four years back. The couple is survived by a three-year-old female child.

It is said that there was friction between the husband and wife sometime back on some issue, and members of both the families had intervened and resolved the matter. It is said that on April 1 afternoon, Vani called her parents over phone, informing them of her decision to commit suicide. Her parents immediately contacted Chethan and told him about the phone call. Chethan rushed home and found that his wife had already hanged herself. Dismayed and overtaken by emotions, Chethan immediately took a plastic rope and hanged himself outside his home.

Before ending his life, Chethan called his parents to tell them about Vani's suicide and to convey his own decision to end his life. His parents immediately got in touch with the police personnel in the town and explained to them about the issue on hand. However, by the time the police reached the couple's home, both had breathed their last.

Station house officer, Shanmuga, has registered a case. Investigation has been undertaken.