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Astrologer’s prediction leads to village accountant’s death

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Mangaluru: An affectionate father who was so worried about his children’s life that the pressure forced him to end his own life.

If the writings in the death note written by Chidananda, the village accountant of Thumbe gram panchayat of Bantwal who ended his life by consuming poison on Saturday evening, to be believed he took the extreme step as some astrologer had predicted that Chidanand’s son is going to face serious trouble regarding his life in the near future.

Chidanand could not digest this shocking prediction and decided to die before his son would get into trouble.

Chidanand a native of Gubbi taluk of Tumkur district, was staying with his wife Chaitra and son Samruddh aged eighteen months lived in a rented house near Goodinabali of Bantwal Muda village. On Friday, he is said to have met Shivappa, a friend and fellow-village accountant posted at Kadeshwalya at B. C Road and told him that he was to go to Mysuru where his family currently lives.

Later in the night on Friday, he called up his wife and enquired after their child, asking them to have food. He appeared to have come to the city and quietly checked into the lodging house.

Enquiries indicated that there was no reason for him to arrive at this harsh decision. However, a six-page death note found by the police has unravelled the full story. He has revealed that an astrologer had predicted that his son’s life would soon be in danger. Chidanand was shocked to hear this and there after went into depression.

He has expressed that he would not able to see in his own eyes something terrible happening to his son. Hence he appears to have taken the desperate step.

Meanwhile, he has also wished that his wrist watch be given to his close friend Shivanna and that his funeral pyre should be set fire to by his son.

On Sunday his body was brought to Bantwal taluk office and the public were allowed to pay their final respects. Later his body was taken by his family members to Mysuru for final rites.

His friends said that while he was worried about the prediction, he failed to think of the fate of his young wife and the future of the son after his death.

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