COIMBATORE: An engineering graduate dies of suicide by hanging after his dad and mom chided him for availing mortgage from a web-based mortgage app in Namakkal.
The deceased, Okay Logeshwaran, 22 from Karattumedu in Chellappa Colony had accomplished his fourth 12 months of school in Karur and was ready for examination outcomes to start his job search.
“He borrowed Rs 15,000 via a web-based mortgage app and managed to repay some quantity. Because the due date for paying the remaining quantity obtained over, the brokers from the web mortgage had pestered him to repay the cash,” police mentioned.
He was unable to pay the quantity and likewise failed to provide a correct reply. Subsequently, the brokers referred to as up his dad and mom, who had been until then unaware of his borrowing and demanded them to settle the quantity. The dad and mom then chided Logeshwaran for borrowing cash with out their information.
Depressed over the developments, Logeshwaran ended his life by hanging whereas alone in the home on Wednesday.
The neighbours, who noticed Logeshwaran hanging, rushed him to Namakkal Authorities Hospital; nonetheless, medical doctors declared him to be introduced lifeless.
On receiving data, the Namakkal police held inquiries and despatched the physique of the deceased for a autopsy. A case has been registered and additional probe is underway.