12-05-2025
Bengaluru businessman shoots himself with father's gun, dies
Bengaluru: A 28-year-old businessman died by suicide at Devishettihalli village near Nandi Hills, using his father's licensed single-barrel breech-loading (SBBL) gun.
Bayyesh Kumar
, a BSc graduate and the younger son of landlord Krishnappa, had been struggling with significant financial losses in his agricultural export venture.
He had recently borrowed Rs 35 lakh to export family members heard a gunshot near their polyhouse Monday morning and discovered that he had fatally wounded himself.
However, no suicide note was his father's assurances and support, Bayyesh appeared deeply troubled by his repeated business failures, sources said. He had previously travelled abroad to develop his export business connections, with several friends working in a similar international are continuing investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death.