Ooty: Even as the spotlight has been on the Kodanad tea estate of the former Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa since the estate break-in-cum-murder in April, the alleged suicide by one of the estate staffer on Monday appears to have again triggered interest in the complex investigation .
Confirming today’s death, Murali Rambha, Nilgiris SP said that one B. Dineshkumar (28), hailing from Kengarai Naduhatti village near Kodanad, who was working in the estate office in the computer section for the past few years, was found to have committed suicide by hanging at his house at Kengarai Naduhatti village.
The SP told DC, “Investigations showed that he was suffering from ailments in his both the eyes and for which he underwent treatment and surgery recently at a hospital in Coimbatore. Preliminary investigations revealed that he could have taken the decision to end this life due to domestic problems.”
