Godavari suicide bid: man dies, 2 missing; note alleges daughter harassed
A 61-year-old man died after jumping into the Godavari river with his family, leaving a note alleging harassment of his daughter by a local academy owner. Police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against the accused, SK. Sadhik Khan, and are conducting a search for the missing family members.
Why it matters
The incident highlights issues of harassment and the tragic consequences of social and personal disputes, prompting a police investigation into criminal abetment.
Authorities retrieved the body of a 61-year-old man on Monday evening after he along with his wife, daughter and 10-year-old grandson, jumped into river Godavari from the Road-cum-Rail bridge in Rajamahendravaram city on Sunday night. The deceased, identified as K. Nooka Raju, worked as an Assistant Engineer at Panchayat Raj Department in Pithapuram mandal of Kakinada district.
However, the 10-year-old boy has survived the suicide bid and he was rescued by the fisherfolk as he was lying unconscious on an island in the river. The search operation is still in progress for Nooka Raju’s wife Meena, 58, and daughter Sowjanya, 38.
A suicide note dated August 16, believed to have been left by Raju in the car, alleged that SK. Sadhik Khan, who runs the PRO Rifle Shooting Academy had been harassing his daughter after the demise of her husband earlier this year in February.
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