A 32-year-old man ended his life at his residence at Martur village in Shahabad taluk of Kalaburagi district on Friday. The victim, in his death note, blamed police officials and his in-laws for taking the extreme step.
The deceased has been identified as Manoj Shinde. According to the death note and the statement of Manoj’s wife Sita, the Shahabad police reportedly took Manoj to the station following a complaint by his brother-in-law. His brother-in-law suspected that his child was kidnapped by Manoj and his wife. Manoj was subjected to severe torture by the police for two days and then he slipped into depression, according to the statement.
In the note, he named his in-laws Saibanna Jogur, Sharanamma Natekar, Pratibha Nagesh, and Pratibha’s mother as being responsible for his death.