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Karnataka Police Probe Three Suicide Cases After Alleged Harassment, With Arrests in Bidar

Police have opened cases across the state after families alleged harassment and exploitation.

Overview

  • In Bengaluru, 26-year-old Kiran’s family filed a complaint after his death, with police recovering a note naming his girlfriend and her mother and sending the body for post-mortem.
  • Kiran’s parents alleged emotional and financial exploitation, including claims he helped address a loan of about ₹50 lakh, which investigators are examining.
  • In Bidar’s Basavakalyan, police registered a case over the death of 22-year-old Anjanabai following her father’s complaint of domestic abuse and coercion, and arrested three accused including her husband.
  • Mandya district police registered a case after mother Shakuntala Devi, 46, and daughter Priyanka, 19, were found dead, following allegations of sustained threats and harassment by a neighbour.
  • Across all three incidents, police say investigations are active, evidence is being collected, and further action will follow pending forensic findings and witness statements.