Bengaluru, April 14
In a shocking case, a techie tried to commit suicide near the Governor's residence here after alleging that he was unable to bear the torture of his wife.
The incident was reported on Sunday, and the techie was identified as Junaid Ahmad.
According to police, Junaid hailed from Chikkaballapura district and tried to end his life by pouring petrol and attempting to torch himself.
Police said Junaid claimed that he was being tortured by his wife. He alleged that his wife had lodged a false dowry case against him and also lodged many more cases against him.
The techie claimed that he had gone to register a complaint with the Chikkaballapura police station against his wife, but the police refused to take his complaint.
Enraged by this, the techie had decided to end his life in front of the Raj Bhavan and made an attempt.