CHENNAI: A 23-year-old cricketer leaped to his loss of life from a top of 20ft on the Kathipara flyover in Guindy on Friday morning. No suicide word was discovered, however police stated inquiries with a few of his pals advised he could have ended his life upset at not being chosen for a city-based squad within the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).
Police recognized the deceased as S Samuel Raj of Virugambakkam.
Was upset over not attending to play TNPL, says buddy
Police stated Samuel Raj, an MBA holder, had accomplished a apply session and was occurring his two-wheeler in direction of Butt Highway. Witnesses informed police he stopped in the midst of the Kathipara flyover and jumped down. Folks, who discovered him within the open house, referred to as for an ambulance and alerted police.
He was rushed to the Chromepet Govt Hospital the place docs declared him useless on arrival. The physique was despatched for postmortem.
A case of unnatural loss of life was registered beneath Part 194 of the BNSS Act. Throughout investigation, just a few of his pals informed police he was upset at not being chosen to play within the TNPL.
“We suspect this might have led him to take his life,” stated an officer, including that he didn’t ship any last-minute messages to his pals or household. Later, police handed over his physique to his father Siva.
(Help for these experiencing suicidal ideas is obtainable by means of Tamil Nadu’s well being helpline at 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline at 044-24640050).
