Bus owner commits suicide in Wayanad

A 48-year-old bus owner allegedly committed suicide owing to financial distress at Perumbadikkunnu, near Ambalavayal, in the district on Monday night.The police identified the deceased as P.C. Raja Ma

A 48-year-old bus owner allegedly committed suicide owing to financial distress at Perumbadikkunnu, near Ambalavayal, in the district on Monday night. The police identified the deceased as P.C. Raja Mani of Palancherry under the Amabalavayal police station limits. He was found critical in a hut at a coffee plantation near his house on Sunday morning after consuming poison, sources said. After consuming poison, he called his friends over the phone and informed them that he was in a severe financial crisis since he could not operate his bus for the past 18 months due to the COVID-19 situation. Though he was shifted to a hospital at Meppadi, he died on Monday night.