Hyderabad: A 34-year-old man, distressed by mounting debts, posted a photograph of himself with a garland and a condolence message on social media before consuming pesticide at his house in Peddapuram village in Peddapalli district. He died while undergoing treatment at a govt hospital in Karimnagar on Saturday night.According to police, Bandharapu Suresh, a resident of Peddapuram in Julapalli mandal, had borrowed money for his livelihood and moved to Qatar two years ago in search of better opportunities. However, when things did not work out as expected, he returned to India before repaying his loans.His financial troubles continued after his return. Although he was sanctioned a house under the Indiramma housing scheme, he had to borrow more money for its construction, adding to his existing debt burden.Recently, Suresh’s wife, Ramadevi, went to her parental home in Gopalraopet for the Bathukamma festival. While alone at home, Suresh created a photograph of himself with a garland and a condolence message and posted it on social media in the early hours of Friday.He subsequently consumed pesticide and called his wife to inform her. Ramadevi alerted Suresh’s brothers, who rushed to his aid and shifted him to the govt hospital in Karimnagar for treatment. However, he succumbed while undergoing treatment on Saturday night.Based on a complaint lodged by Ramadevi, police registered a case and took up an investigation, Julapalli sub-inspector B Mallesh said.
