How Karnataka man's Rs 1 crore losses in IPL betting drove his wife to suicide
Darshan, an engineer in his late 20s, got into betting on Indian Premier League matches in 2021. When IPL ended last year, he was in a debt of over Rs 1 crore. The saga took a tragic turn when his wife died by suicide last week
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A 24-year-old woman was driven to suicide in Karnataka’s Chitradurga following the staggering debts accrued by her husband by betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. The homemaker was found dead at her residence last week.
Her husband had lost around Rs 1.5 crore in online cricket betting, according to a Times of India (TOI) report.
Man ‘forced’ into IPL betting
The man, identified as Darshan Balu, has reportedly been placing bets on IPL games since 2021, a year after getting married to Ranjitha V.
Darshan, who worked as an assistant engineer in the state’s Minor Irrigation Department at Hosadurga, Chitradurga, amassed a debt of over Rs 1 crore from placing online bets on cricket games, reported NDTV.
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