As Bengaluru Police continued investigations into the suicide of techie Atul Subhash due to alleged harassment by his wife and her family, another man ended his life in the city blaming his wife and her family. Tippanna Alugur, a head constable with Bengaluru Police, died by suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at Baiyappanahalli on Friday night.
The mutilated body of the cop was discovered on the tracks at around 10.45 by locals, who informed the police. Along with identification documents, a death note was found, in which he blamed his wife and his father-in-law Yamanappa for the extreme decision. In the note, Tippanna accused them of continuous harassment. He further wrote that his wife’s father had even threatened to take his life.
In the note he wrote that he was deeply saddened by torture and threats from his wife and his father-in-law Yamanappa. 34-year-old Tippanna wrote about his conversion with Yamanappa, saying, “On December 12, he called me at 7.26 p.m., spoke for 14 minutes, and threatened me.” He then added that when he contacted his wife’s father the next day, he asked the cop to die.
Yamanappa said that his daughter would be better off without her husband, who also allegedly abused his son-in-law.
Tippanna Alugur was from Handiganuru village near Vijayapura district’s Sindhagi town, and was posted as head constable at Hulimavu Traffic Police Station. He jumped in front of a moving train s between Heelalige Railway Station and Carmelaram Husaguru Railway Gate in Bengaluru. He was on duty at that time. The body has been sent to C.V. Raman Hospital for post-mortem.
A formal complaint has been filed by Tippanna’s father at the Baiyappanahalli railway police station, demanding justice for his son’s death. Accordingly, an FIR has been registered under sections 108 (abetment of suicide), 351(3) (criminal intimidation by treating to cause death or grievous hurt) , and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) against the victim’s in-laws.
The incident comes days after the suicide of Atul Subhash who worked at an automobile company in Bengaluru. Before the death, Atul left a video and a 24-page suicide note, accusing his wife, her family, a judge of harassment and extortion.
