Bengaluru : A 47-year-old Bengaluru businessman allegedly shot himself in the head inside his car here on Sunday. According to police, resident of Ambalipura on Harlur road Pradeep S left behind and eight –page suicide note in English holding six people, including BJP MLA Aravinda Limbavali , responsible for him taking extreme step. Pradeep ended his life in the car near Kaggalipura.
As the news spread Limbavali called for press conference and said “i have learnt that i have been named in the note. Pradeep used to handle my social media between 2010 and 2013 and active with party work. He had brought a business dispute of his to my notice and asked him and his partners to resolve it amicably. Later, he (pradeep) came and thanked me. I am not aware why he died by suicide or why i have been named in the note” he added. Meanwhile Limbavali denied any wrongdoing and said he is ready to face “any inquiry” . He also said that he had only tried to help Pradeep.
Pradeeep suicide case took a political turn as with congress dubbing it a murder and demanding the arrest of senior BJP legislator Aravind Limbavali.
Congress Karnataka in-charge , Randeep Singh Surjewala and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, and kpcc working president Ramalinga reddy, met members of the bereaved family at their residence and later urged the government to ensure justice for the family, Surjewala blamed Karnataka government corruption for the such deaths.
Siddaramaiah said,” The MLA who was named the the death note should be immediately arrested. An FIR has already been registered against the accused and evidence is like to be destroyed if the are not arrested as the MLA is and influential person.”
Recalling the suicide of civil contractor Santosh Patil, who had named BJP’s KS Eshwarappa in his death note, siddaramaiah pointed out that investigators had given the MLA a clean chit and case was closed. He said the Pradeep case appeared to be going down the same track and demanded the government refrain from interfering the process of law.
