‘Harassed’ by wife, yet another techie jumps into Hemavathi river in Karnataka

The victim, Pramod, working in Bengaluru, jumped into Hemavathi River in Hassan district; Parents confront wife

Hassan: A software professional committed suicide over alleged torture by his wife in Hassan district of Karnataka on Wednesday.

Close on the heels of the sensational Atul Subhash suicide case in Bengaluru on December 9 over alleged harassment by his wife, followed by the suicide of a policeman on December 13 and that of a cafe owner in New Delhi on December 31, 35-year-old Pramod, a staffer attached to the Benz company in Bengaluru ended his life.

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Police sources stated on Wednesday that Pramod, residing at Indiranagar locality in Bengaluru had left home leaving behind his phone on December 29 and never returned. The worried parents and family after enquiring with friends and searching everywhere had lodged a police complaint with K R Puram police station in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, locals had observed an abandoned vehicle near the Hemavathi River in Hassan district. After finding the phone numbers from the bank passbooks and records kept in the vehicle, they informed Pramod’s parents.

The local police were also contacted and a search operation was launched by the Fire Department and emergency services in the Hemavathi River. Finally, the body of the young man was found on Wednesday morning. According to the police, Pramod had jumped into the Hemavathi River near Gorurushettihalli in the limits of Aluru police station and ended his life. Sources further stated that the wife had arrived with their baby and her family to identify the body of Pramod. The family of Pramod strongly objected to the wife and her family members’ presence and reportedly chased them away from the spot. The police immediately rushed and rescued Pramod’s wife, her mother and took them to a safe place. The matter is under investigation and the police are recording the statements of both sides of the family. An official statement is yet to be made in this case by the police and more details are yet to emerge.