A debt ridden auto rickshaw driver committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at 210 quarters under Kolar police station area on Sunday.
According to the police the victim Mukesh Joshi (40) was found hanging at around 7 pm at his residence by his family members. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.
After the preliminary investigation, the police have sent the body for the post mortem. The victim availed a loan of `40000-50000 which he was not able to repay and frustrated by his ailing economic condition he used to drink excessive alcohol.
The deceased is survived by his wife and two children. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
The investigating officer told that the primary investigations have revealed that the bad financial conditions of the victim forced him to take the extreme step.
Meanwhile, a 24-year-old man was mowed down by a speeding truck at Shahjehanbad area on Sunday. According to the police the victim Suraj Vishwakarma had gone to a petrol pump on his motorbike for refilling petrol and while he was on his way back to home he was hit by a fast moving truck near the petrol pump.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injuries while the truck driver managed to escape the spot. The police have registered a case under section 304 (A) of the IPC and have started further investigation.