Karkala: Unable to rejoin work after childbirth, teacher ends life

Mangalore Today News Network

Karkala, November 8, 2024: In a tragic incident, a young married woman has ended her life at her husband’s house at Eedu village in Karkala. The deceased is Prasanna (29). She worked as a guest teacher at the Hosmar Higher Primary School.

It is learnt, Prasanna was depressed as she could not rejoin work after the birth of her first child who is now ten months old.

Prasanna’s husband Rajesh worked in Bengaluru. The two got married in 2022. It is learnt, Prasanna wanted to be a self-reliant woman but could not rejoin work as she had to take care of her baby.  

It is suspected that she has ended life out of mental agony. A case has been registered in Karkala Rural Police Station.