Man dies by suicide after finance company seizes motorcycle in Hyderabad

A 40-year-old caretaker from Yapral allegedly died by suicide after a finance company seized his motorcycle over non-payment of the first EMI. Jawaharnagar police registered a case following a complaint and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident

Hyderabad: A 40-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after executives of a finance company seized his motorcycle for non-payment of the first EMI in Jawaharnagar.

According to police, the victim, Sriramulu Sridhar from Yapral, worked as a caretaker. He had recently purchased a motorcycle through finance but was unable to pay the first monthly instalment.

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In July, representatives of the finance company allegedly seized the vehicle, following which he had been under severe mental distress.

On Friday, while Sridhar’s wife had gone to a relative’s house, he allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan. She returned in the evening and found him hanging. With the help of neighbours, she checked on him, but he had already died.

Based on a complaint, the Jawaharnagar police registered a case and are investigating.