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M Tech grad immolates himself, sends graveyard location on WhatsApp to kin in Bengaluru

  • Penchal Kishore was an M Tech graduate from Andhra Pradesh
  • He had come in search of job to Bengaluru
  • He was depressed over his father's illness and unemployment
Man sets himself ablaze at graveyard in bengaluru

A depressed M Tech graduate sent a WhatsApp location of Jakkur graveyard with a message "Please collect my body here. Good bye," to his relative before setting himself ablaze at the very same spot. The heart-rending incident occurred on Wednesday has come to light very late. The victim is identified as Penchal Kishore (24), a native of Andhra Pradesh.

His friend Sri Ramakantha who received the message frantically tried calling him. But in vain. He soon alerted the police and rushed to the spot along with Hoysala team. But they searched the whole graveyard for nearly one hour but they could not find anything that could remotely connect them to the incident. However, when they were about to return, one of the policemen found smoke near a bush and to their horror, they saw Kishore's body. The police have found a kerosene can near the body and have concluded that he set himself ablaze.

His relative Ramakantha told police that Kishore had  come in search of job to the city six months ago. He was staying in a PG accommodation near BEL Road and had approached many firms seeking for job. But nothing came his way and he was depressed over it, reports Kannada Prabha. It is also said that Kishore's father was suffering from brain tumour and he was struggling to find means to buy medicines for his ailing father.

This had pushed him to severe depression and Kishore would often call up Ramakantha for support. "Despite his good education it is an irony that he could not find a job in the Silicon City. His father's illness and unemployment took a toll on him," Ramakantha told the police, reports Kannada Prabha. Amruthahalli police have lodged a case in this regard.

 

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