A 32-year-old man from Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu, who was newly recruited as an assistant manager of a nationalised bank in Mumbai, died by suicide on Friday, allegedly to “fulfil a prayer”. The police said that in a note that was recovered from his pocket, the engineering graduate, identified as S Naveen, said that he was trying to secure a government job for years and that as a "final sacrifice", he had “promised” to give up his life to god if he succeeded.
The incident took place near a railway station near Putheri in Kanniyakumari district during the wee hours of Friday night. According to reports, Naveen had joined the bank as its assistant manager only 15 days ago. A day before his death, he arrived at Thiruvananthapuram from Mumbai by flight. From Kerala, he had taken a train to his native.
Naveen’s body was taken to Kanniyakumari Government Medical College Hospital in Asaripallam for a post-mortem examination. His relatives at Erumbukadu near Nagercoil were informed about the incident. The Nagercoil police have registered a case under Section 174 (suicide) of the CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) and further investigation is underway.
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