Tamil Nadu: College lecturer, father commit suicide
A private college lecturer and his father allegedly committed suicide in front of a Tamil Nadu college over its decision to postpone regularization of his service over a pending dispute with his newly married wife. Reportedly, Keerthi Asir (29) and his father Israevel (55) consumed pesticide and fainted. Though locals rushed them to a nearby hospital, they died without responding to treatment.
Why son and father committed suicide?
According to police, Asir had married Sukanya, who is also a college lecturer at Seranmadevi. She had filed a dowry harassment complaint and an investigation was underway. Asir met the college management on March 3 over the regularization of his service. However, they asked him to first resolve the dispute with his wife before attending an interview for regularization of service on March 4.
