Bengaluru: In a tragic incident C. Gurunath, former labour minister from Janata Dal (Secular) committed suicide by jumping from the second floor window of Sagar Hospital in Tilak Nagar on Thursday afternoon.
Gurunath (69), was a resident of Kumaraswamy Layout and hailed from Shabad in Chittapur in Kalaburgi. He was suffering from diabetes and had renal ailments, for which he was undergoing treatment at the hospital since Monday. Gurunath underwent a surgery on Wednesday, but he was experiencing a lot of pain after the surgery.
Sources said even though Gurunath had four children, none of them visited him at the hospital, which could have probably led him into depression. “We cannot attribute one single reason. This could be one among the reasons. His wife also had not come. His nephew Dilip, a doctor, was attending on him,” hospital sources said.
According to the police, Gurunath, who was supposed to be discharged on Thursday, jumped from the window of the second floor twin-sharing room. He was sharing it with a BSNL divisional engineer Arunachalam, who saw Gurunath jump.
The police also stated that except the two of the patients, there was none other in the room. Both the attendants, including Gurunath’’s nephew, had gone to call the duty doctor. Gurunath reportedly pressed open the window and jumped out from there.
