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‘The only bread winner of family,he was happy… why would he commit suicide?

It was on May 10 that software engineer Naveen Kumar left his house to visit a salon as he was to get married two days later.

It was on May 10 that software engineer Naveen Kumar left his house to visit a salon as he was to get married two days later. Eight days after he went missing,his body was found with three unidentified bodies in the Ropar canal. For the shattered family,the news is yet to sink in.

Naveen,30,lived in Sector 45 along with his mother and his younger brother Praveen. Naveen’s father,who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease,had died four years back.

“After his father died,Naveen was the only bread winner of the family. He started an IT firm in Sector 47 and made his younger brother Praveen a partner in the firm. He also supported Praveen’s education,” said Kumardeep Chaudhary,one of Naveen’s cousins.

Praveen told Chandigarh Newsline,“I cannot believe that my brother is no more. My father had also died four years ago. I am completely shattered.”

Praveen said that his brother could not have committed suicide. “We are suspecting foul play. My brother was happy. Why would he commit suicide? It was dark when I identified my brother’s corpse last night. I could not see any injury mark on his body. Now we are waiting for the post-mortem report.”

Chaudhary said Naveen’s mother had been wailing since she got the news of her son’s death. “She was already under shock from her husband’s death. Naveen’s unexpected demise has shattered my aunt completely,” he added.

Naveen was engaged to a school teacher six months back. It was an arranged marriage and Naveen was happy. He had called his fiancee and his family members from his mobile minutes before he went missing. Police officials said that mobile location of Naveen’s phone showed that he had left the house,gone to his office and then to the salon.

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“As per the salon staff,Naveen had taken an appointment for a haircut. But he did not have one. After tracking his mobile location,it has been found that from the salon,Naveen went to the place from where his motorcycle and bag were found. After that,the mobile is switched off and it was not found,” said a police official.

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