Auto driver ends life by consuming pesticide in Kothagudem

K Manoj Kumar (23), who studied intermediate, had become an auto-rickshaw driver and also used to drive a tractor during the agriculture season to eke out a living

Kothagudem: An auto-rickshaw driver died, allegedly by suicide, at Laxmidevipalli thanda in Sujatha Nagar mandal in the district on Tuesday.

K Manoj Kumar (23), who studied intermediate, had become an auto-rickshaw driver and also used to drive a tractor during the agriculture season to eke out a living. Distressed over poor financial conditions and family issues, he allegedly consumed pesticide 15 days ago.

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He died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Vidya Nagar in Kothagudem town on Tuesday. Based on the complaint of the family members the local police booked a case and launched an investigation into the incident.