Bengaluru tragedy: Man, 31, threatens mom of suicide over liquor money, accidentally kills himself

BENGALURU: A 31-year-old painter accidentally hanged himself at his Nelamangala home Tuesday after threatening suicide during a quarrel with his mother over money for alcohol, police said.

The deceased, Vijay Kumar, was a painter and a daily-wage worker known to be a chronic alcoholic and irregular at work. He lived with his mother, Ambuja, a single parent who suffers from health issues that limit her mobility. According to police, Vijay often harassed Ambuja for cash to buy alcohol and had previously used her debit card to withdraw money deposited through state govt's Gruhalakshmi scheme.


Tuesday evening, he demanded more money, but Ambuja told him she had very little left. Enraged by her response, Vijay threatened to hang himself. However, Ambuja, seated at the entrance, ignored him, as he had made similar threats in the past. Vijay then tied a rope to a ceiling hook and, allegedly in an inebriated state, became trapped in the noose.

Ambuja found him hanging around 8pm and alerted the neighbours, but he was already dead by that time. Nelamangala Town police have registered a case of unnatural death and investigation is under way.

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