B Tech student ends life

Vijayawada: In a tragic incident, a third-year engineering student (B Tech electronics) of DVR & Dr HS MIC College of Technology, Kanchikacharla, committed suicide by jumping into the Krishna River near the Prakasam Barrage.

Though the incident took place on Wednesday, his body found floating near the barrage on Friday morning. Cops identified the deceased student as P Anil Kumar (22), a resident of Krishna Lanka, and reportedly went missing from Wednesday. When the family members found his bike on the Prakasam Barrage, they lodged a missing complaint with Krishna Lanka police.

Passersby noticed the body of Anil floating near Gate number 25 of the Prakasam Barrage on Friday morning and alerted Tadepalli police, who fished out the body and sent to the GGH for post-mortem.

Tadepalli police said the student was upset with family matters and ended his life. His mother reportedly scolded him over a petty issue. Consequently, the depressed student decided to end life and took the extreme step. Tadepalli sub-inspector Ch Pratap registered a case and took up investigation.