Denied money to drink, man hangs self

NT Correspondent

Belagavi: In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old man was reportedly found hanging from a tree after a quarrel with his wife over his alcohol addiction in the city on Sunday.

Identified by the police as Madeva, the deceased was a native of Channapatna town in Ramanagara district and a resident of Papareddy Palya in Bengaluru. It is said that Madeva wandered around without doing any work and would spend most of his time drinking every day.

His wife, Yashodamma, stated that he used to fight with her in an inebriated state after which she had sought help from a police officer. It is learnt that his wife works in a small eatery in the area to make a living. According to sources, the cop had recently advised Madeva to give up drinking and take up a job.

However on Sunday night, Madeva fought with his wife again demanding Rs 150 to drink liquor. When she refused, he went to a junction in the area and hanged himself from a tree. The couple has two children who are currently at their native village for their studies. Annapoor neshwari Nagar police conducted an inspection and sent the body to Victoria Hospital for post-mortem.