KOCHI: An 18-year-old woman died of burn injuries at Eloor on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Ramya, daughter of Ravi and Latha. Police said that her father had died earlier, and her mother used to sell lottery tickets for a living.
Police suspect that it was a case of suicide. According to police, they suspect that the teenager set herself on fire after pouring kerosene on her body.
She was found with severe burns at her house at Vadakkumbhaagam in Eloor. The teenager seems to have taken the extreme step when her mother had gone for selling lottery tickets. Her mother returned home in the evening to find Ramya with burns. Although she was rushed to a hospital, she had died by the time they reached the hospital, police said.
She was declared dead around 5.15pm. Police said that an investigation was on to find the reason behind the death. Body has been moved to Government Medical College Hospital mortuary. Further proceedings including autopsy will take place on Sunday.
Suicides are preventable and help is just a phone call away. Those in distress can call Maitri at 0484-2540530 or Emergency Medical Services at 0471- 2552056.
Man found dead
Kochi: A 38-year-old man was found dead in a water filled paddy field at Njarackal on Saturday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Rajesh, son of Ravi of Veliyath House, Mooripaadam, Njarackal. Police said that the man had reportedly gone to fish at the paddy field near his house around 6am. Local residents found his body in the paddy field at around 9am.
Police registered a case based on the statement of the local body member who reported the death. Njarackal police said that a case of unnatural death has been registered and it is suspected that the man died of drowning.
“The death was reported to us at 9.10am. Prima facie the cause of death seems to be accidental drowning. However, the exact reason can be known only after an autopsy. A probe has been launched to find the cause of the death,” said an officer with Njarackal police.
Police said that the body will be handed over to the kin after an autopsy.
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