Eight suicides at bangalore in 48 hours

BANGALORE: That's the sad story of Bangalore's recent run of deaths, which include the suicide of two techies on Thursday. On Saturday, a PU student consumed poison in his hostel, two women were victims of domestic woes and father died while trying to save woman.

l Father, daughter die: Anjanappa, 70, died on Friday night trying to save his daughter Shilpa, 30, who jumped into a well next to their house near Kothanur, off Airport Road. Shilpa was married to Nagaraj and lived in her father's farmhouse at Nagenahalli. However, the couple had been living separately for the past few years. The bodies of Shilpa and Anjanappa were recovered on Saturday morning.

l Student commits suicide: Umashankar, 17, a I PU student living in SLN hostel near KR Market, committed suicide by consuming poison. He hailed from a poor family and had allegedly got into bad company. On Thursday, his seniors and hostel officials informed his father about Umashankar's behaviour. That afternoon, he consumed poison and was rushed to Victoria Hospital, where he died on Saturday.

Read more:The Times of India.