Businessman ends life by setting his ablaze

Mangaluru: A businessman ended his life by setting himself ablaze at Bejai in Mangaluru. Police said that the deceased was debt ridden which forced him to take the extreme step.  The deceased has been identified as Alwyn Praveen D'Souza (40). D'Souza was a businessman and took heavy loans which he failed to repay.

It is learnt that D’Souza who was into tanker business had suffered huge loss in the business and was in deep depression. On Saturday he allegedly poured petrol and set himself ablaze. Though he was admitted to a private hospital in the city he breathed his last on Sunday. A case has been filed at Urwa police station. He is survived by his wife and two young children.