Bangalore doctor embraces death

Bangalore doctor embraces death

SERVICE B:A distinction in postgraduation in anatomy, a teachingjob at the prestigious Bangalore Medical College and a flourishing privatepractice.All this were not enough for Dr Manjunath (40) who electrocuted himself here on Monday. In fact, Dr Manjunath, who wasto have reported to his BMC job during the day,sought to embrace death in a crude fashion: he skinned both his little fingers and bounded them with live electrical wires which were plugged into the socket at his 2nd Main, 4th Cross, Chamarajpet residence in the morning. Doctors said the method was notonly crude but did not guarantee instantaneous death.“His tissues and nerves were pumped up andcharred.” With no suicide note behind, it was not clear why Dr Manjunath chose death over an apparently successful career. He is survived by wife and oneson. The wife works as a government employee. Dr Manjunath was running a clinic, Abhilash Clinic, near his residence. He had recently resigned from his job as a lecturer in the anatomy department of Ambedkar Medical College after he got selected for a lecturer’s post atBangalore Medical College. Pharmacist Jeetendra, a close friend of Dr Manjunath,told Deccan Herald that the deceased was upset as he had not got the relieving letter from his previous employer. “We had a marathon chat on Sunday night.He was happily married.” Police, however, did not rule out marital discord being a reason in Dr Manjunath’s suicide. Classmates of Dr Manjunath,who passed out of M S Ramaiah College,said: “We have a strong feeling that he suffered from endogenous depression which is quite common among men in the 40-50 age group. That he was the only surviving male in the family whose other male members had met unnatural deaths, weighed heavily on his mind.”Stanley John,Principal,Ambedkar Medical College said: “He worked with us for one-and-a-half months before quitting on Friday last. Along with him, five others also quit and they too had to join BMC. They pressurised me for therelieving letter,but Manjunath never spoke of it. Anyway, there were no hurdles in relieving him.”