In Yadgiri, a family was socially boycotted after their son was accused of illicit relationship. Fed up with this harassment, the 42-year-old mother committed suicide by jumping into the river. Police have detained 2 people.
Yadgiri: The son was accused of having illicit relations with a pregnant woman. After this the leaders of the society boycotted the entire family. Fed up with this insult and harassment, the boy’s 42-year-old mother committed suicide by jumping into the river. The name of the woman who sacrificed her life is Kamalamma (42), who was a resident of Girinagar, Yadgiri. The heart-wrenching incident took place on Saturday at Joldadgi Bridge-cum-Barrage in Vadgera taluka of the district, but the matter has now come to light.
It is alleged that Kamalamma’s son Erriswamy had an illicit relationship with a pregnant woman of the same community. For this reason, a few months ago, leaders of the Shillekayata community had imposed a 10-year social boycott on Kamalamma’s family. That means, in a way, the hookah drinking water of the entire family was stopped. The family was warned to vacate the house and not talk to anyone. It was also said that if anyone talked to him, he would also be banned for 10 years. In recent times, community leaders had started harassing Kamalamma and her family even more.
Kamalamma’s family used to catch and sell fish, but community leaders banned this too. This had created a crisis for the family’s livelihood and Kamalamma was devastated by this incident. It is being told that due to the son’s alleged illicit relationship, a fine of Rs 50,000 was also imposed on the family. Troubled by social boycott and fine, Kamalamma went to her relatives’ village Joldadgi. There he placed his Mangalsutra on the bridge-cum-barrage built on the Bhima river nearby and jumped into the river.
On receiving information, Vadgera police reached the spot and with the help of local people pulled out the body from the river. The body has been sent to Yadgiri Institute of Medical Sciences (YIMS) hospital for postmortem. According to police sources, a case has been registered under Section 108 of BNS for abetment of suicide. Police have detained two people and the search for three others is on.
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