Mangaluru: Fear of Covid-19 proved to be the last straw for middle-aged pairs in the city, who suffered from other diseases and was confused because they did not have children.
Guna, 40, hung himself at Chitrapura’s house they were early on Tuesday morning and soon after, her husband, 45 years old Ramesh Kumar, followed him.
While the police rushed to their residence within 25 minutes after receiving a desperate call Ramesh, proven late.
The couple suspected they were covid-positive because they had symptoms.
Both are tested negatively during postmortem.
To leave a suicide note before hanging himself from the ceiling hook in their apartment.
Ramesh called Police Commissioner City Mangaluru n Shashi Kumar and sent him a voice message too.
While persuading Ramesh, the commissioner had the number traced to nearly good and police personnel rushed to the apartment.
The police found Rs 1 Lakh with a leading suicide of 6.45 in the morning, I got a call from Ramesh.
He said his wife had taken pills at night to end his life but it didn’t work and had hung himself in the morning.
He said he would hang alone too, “Shashi Kumar said.” The couple suspected they were covid-positive.
They are in trauma because they don’t have children and suffer other health problems too.
I tried to convince him not to take steps and he dropped the call.
“The Commissioner tried to contact him but Ramesh did not respond.” Immediately, I posted a telephone number in various groups, including the police technical group, to track it.
The police managed to reach the doorstep at 7:10 a.m.
and opened the door just to find both of them died of suicide.
We tried the best but failed to stop them, “he urged.
In his voice message, Ramesh, who runs the transportation business, said:” We have symptoms of Covid-19 for the past few days.
My wife was afraid of this disease because she had diabetes …
I have kept Rs 1 lakh for our final rite.
“The suicide note said that the couple was married in 2000.
In 2002, in order to deliver a baby boy but he died 12 days later.
He was diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy.
He was pregnant again in 2005 but had a miscarriage and could not get pregnant after That despite trying treatment.
The note said the couple was afraid of Coronavirus and because both had symptoms, decided to end their lives.
The police said the couple wanted their apartment “given to the poor”.
The police said they found Rs 1 lakh with suicide notes.
The money will be handed over to the family after the probe, they said.
Health Minister K Sudhakar said, “It is unfortunate that the people infected with Covid have committed suicide in Mangaluru.
People should not panic if they are infected.
Covid can be cured and lakh people have recovered.
“Vishwa Hindu Parishad does the final rite of the couple in the nandigudde crematorium in the presence of relatives, according to the wishes of the pair mentioned in the notes.