After speaking, Sabariraj gave the phone to his wife. She, however, refused to speak. Upset over this, Sabariraj picked up a knife from the kitchen and allegedly stabbed himself multiple times.

A shocked Parimalam rushed him to the Pollachi government hospital. However, doctors declared Sabariraj to have been brought dead, the police said.

Parimalam works as a lab technician in a government school while her daughter is studying in a private college.

The Kinathukadavu police have registered a case and furtherinvestigation is on.