Thiruvananthapuram, A 52-year-old man who recently consumed poison after the Co-operative Bank allegedly refused to return his deposits, has died. Police gave this information here on Thursday.
Somasagaram, a resident of Marutthur, who was hospitalized since April 19 after consuming poison, died at a hospital here yesterday, police said.
Launching a probe into the incident, the police said investigation proceedings have been initiated under section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
According to the FIR, Perumpazhuthur Co-operative Bank officials refused to return his deposit of Rs five lakh despite several requests.
The FIR states that he was under depression due to demanding money for his daughter's wedding expenses and consumed poison on April 19.
He died on Wednesday night.
His 86-year-old father told the media that his son had deposited some of his hard-earned money in the bank.
His father said, "He has been asking the bank to return the deposit for the last six months, but they refused. Finally, they started threatening him. It was because of the attitude of the bank that he took this step. "
Meanwhile, bank officials told the media that there was a financial crisis and that they were unable to honor customers' deposit requests as recovery of loans was being delayed.
The officials claimed that they have returned the money of some customers on their insistence.
He also said that after his suicide attempt, the bank had agreed to return the deposits by June 30.
Somasagaram, a resident of Marutthur, who was hospitalized since April 19 after consuming poison, died at a hospital here yesterday, police said.
Launching a probe into the incident, the police said investigation proceedings have been initiated under section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
According to the FIR, Perumpazhuthur Co-operative Bank officials refused to return his deposit of Rs five lakh despite several requests.
The FIR states that he was under depression due to demanding money for his daughter's wedding expenses and consumed poison on April 19.
He died on Wednesday night.
His 86-year-old father told the media that his son had deposited some of his hard-earned money in the bank.
His father said, "He has been asking the bank to return the deposit for the last six months, but they refused. Finally, they started threatening him. It was because of the attitude of the bank that he took this step. "
Meanwhile, bank officials told the media that there was a financial crisis and that they were unable to honor customers' deposit requests as recovery of loans was being delayed.
The officials claimed that they have returned the money of some customers on their insistence.
He also said that after his suicide attempt, the bank had agreed to return the deposits by June 30.
