Karnataka couple ended their life fearing Covid-19 and black fungus.
In a tragic incident, a married couple ended their lives in Karnataka’s Mangaluru district on Tuesday, fearing to be infected with COVID-19 and black fungus. The deceased have been identified as Ramesh (40) and Guna R Suvarna (35), residents of Baikampadi in Mangaluru.
According to the police, the couple committed suicide by hanging themselves after they were suspected to be infected with Kovid-19 as they developed some symptoms of the disease. Before committing suicide, Ramesh met Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar and informed him about his decision to commit suicide.
Shashi Kumar said, “The victim called and reported that she had committed suicide. Police were immediately sent. By the time police reached their apartment, the couple were found dead. We could not save their lives.”
The couple had left a death note and Rs 1 lakh in cash for the last rites. The couple was married in 2000 and had no children. Police said they too were suffering from depression since last year as they did not have children.
“As we see people after losing eyes and other body parts due to black fungus infection, I fear the same could happen to me as I am getting symptoms and feel changes in my body. are,” wrote Guna R Suvarna in his death note.
“My husband is also showing symptoms of covid for the last 3 days, and in this situation, we have come to a decision that we don’t want to live any more. My father, mother and brother got infected with covid and They got well. My mother was in a lot of pain and I don’t want to give her any difficulty in our funeral,” she said in a death note.
He also shared his experiences with those who have no children. He further requested to perform the last rites as per Hindu traditions and donate all his belongings to the poor.
Reacting to the incident, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said, It is sad that a couple ended their life fearing COVID infection. “More than 28 lakh people have recovered from the disease. There is a paucity of information about the couple. I urge people to get tested if they detect symptoms of Covid. Free testing and treatment would have been made available to people. The doctors have learned lessons from the experience of the last one and a half years in dealing with Covid. One should not panic and till the vaccination campaign is completed, the guidelines of COVID should be followed,” he said.
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