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Mentally ill woman commits suicide by jumping into the rivulet

Vittla: A mentally ill woman ended her life by jumping into a rivulet near Kotikere here on Wednesday December 3.

The deceased has been identified as Swarnalatha (44) wife of K. Shivakumar resident of Kashimat in Vittla Kasaba village. She went missing on Wednesday morning. Later her footwear was found near Kotikere. When the locals searched for her in the rivulet her dead body was found. A case has been filed in Vittla police station.

Shivakumar had married Swarnalatha of Palaru in Kerala 14 years ago. The couple has a son named Ramakrishna studying in sixth standard. Swarnalatha was suffering from mental illness and was being treated in Puttur hospital. Police now investigating the reason for her death.
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