A 31-year-old man committed suicide by consuming poison in the Uppal police limits on Sunday.
According to the Uppal police, Kanikati Yakaiah, 31, of Kummarikunta in Chilukanagar married 22-year-old Ravali a month ago. They started life at a couple in the Kummarikunta area. They lived happily for a month, but disturbances started a few days ago. Ravali left the house with her ornaments informing her husband that she was going to her friend's house on July 21. Yakaiah lodged a complaint with the Uppal police on July 22 after his wife failed to return. The police filed a missing person case and took up investigation.
Ravali then called her husband over the phone and informed him that she had eloped with another person. Shocked by the incident, Yakaiah consumed poison on Sunday and walked towards the Uppal police station. However, he fell on the road on his way. Upon receiving the information, the police rushed to the spot. Yakaiah however died before the police could reach the place.
The police informed his family members, and shifted the body to Gandhi Hospital for a post mortem.