Man in quarantine commits suicide in Karnataka

The man was working at a hotel in Mumbai and reportedly took the extreme step due to the fear of coronavirus.

• By: PTI
• Mangaluru | May 21, 2020 07:13 PM IST
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Police said he also had some family problems.

A 55-year-old man accommodated at a quarantine centre near here on his return from Mumbai allegedly committed suicide early Thursday, reportedly due to fear of coronavirus, police said.

Dayanand Poojary was found hanging at a local school at Kadandale in Moodbidri, where he along with his two sisters were quarantined after they reached the town, their native, on Wednesday, they said.

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The man was working at a hotel in Mumbai and reportedly took the extreme step due to the fear of coronavirus.

Police said he also had some family problems.

Moodbidri police have registered a case and the body shifted to the Wenlock COVID-19 hospital here for post-mortem.

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