kodipet: the accountant of shanivarsanthe village, jayanna, committed suicide by drinking poison at his residence on thursday. a resident of neerugunda, jayanna had been working as the accountant of shanivarsanthe village for the last two years. the shanivarsanthe sub-inspector manjunath visited the deceased's house and registered a case, the sources said.
it is said, jayanna's wife had committed suicide by jumping into a lake, a year ago and his son shot himself about seven months ago. madikeri: mother jumps into well with children: a woman along with her three children committed suicide by jumping into a well at mukutageri near ponnampet on thursday. the deceased were identified as swathi (35), her three children suguna (6), poornima (2), both physically handicapped and roshan (1). while the bodies of swathi, suguna and poornima have been recovered, efforts are still on to recover roshan's body from the well.