A 52-year-old autorickshaw driver allegedly diedby suicide reportedly due to harassment by a moneylender over repayment of a loan, on Friday.

The victim has been identified as G. Yusuf Jamaluddin. The complaint was lodged by his son, who stated that on July 10 around 3.05 p.m., while he was at his workplace in Nagawara, he received video messages from his father.

According to the complaint, in the videos, Jamaluddin alleged that a man identified as Umesh had been harassing him for money.

The complainant rushed to Kannur Road and found his father’s autorickshaw parked on the Bellahalli-Kannur Road near an apartment. Jamaluddin was found unconscious in the driver’s seat. He was initially taken to a nearby private hospital near the Bellahalli Brick Factory bus stop, where doctors advised shifting him to another hospital. He was then taken to another hospital in K.G. Halli, where doctors declared him brought dead around 4.30 p.m.

The son told the police that he later watched all the videos sent by his father. In one of them, Jamaluddin allegedly said he had borrowed ₹1.75 lakh and had requested time to repay the amount, but the moneylender refused. In another video, he claimed that Umesh was torturing him and that he could no longer bear the harassment, before consuming poison.

Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case against Umesh on charges of abetment of suicide and have initiated a probe.

(If you are in distress or having suicidal tendencies, please reach out to these helplines: TeleMANAS at 1-8008914416/ 14416, NIMHANS at 08026685948, 9480829670 or SAHAI at 080 25497777, +91-9886444075.)

Published - July 11, 2026 09:16 pm IST