Woman jump off Gandhipuram bridge

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

Coimbatore: A 25-year-old woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping off Gandhipuram flyover in the city on Monday.Nandhini, daughter of Murugan of Mahalingapuram in Pollachi, is in love with Marudhupandian, a vanniyar. While walking on Gandhipuram flyover around 2.30am on Monday, she jumped off the flyover and sustained severe injuries on her spinal cord and both legs. Preliminary inquiry revealed that she was in love with Marudhupandian. She was immediately taken to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital by motorists who noticed her jumping off the flyover.The Kattoor police reached the spot and held inquiry. A member of SC (arunthathiyar) community, Nandhini is studying MEd in a government college in Coimbatore.Citing mismatch in horoscopes, Nandhini’s family refused to get her married to Marudhupandian.After completing her holidays, Nandhini returned to Coimbatore from Pollachi by bus on Sunday night.

Coimbatore: A 25-year-old woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping off Gandhipuram flyover in the city on Monday.Nandhini, daughter of Murugan of Mahalingapuram in Pollachi, is in love with Marudhupandian, a vanniyar. A member of SC (arunthathiyar) community, Nandhini is studying MEd in a government college in Coimbatore.Citing mismatch in horoscopes, Nandhini’s family refused to get her married to Marudhupandian.After completing her holidays, Nandhini returned to Coimbatore from Pollachi by bus on Sunday night. While walking on Gandhipuram flyover around 2.30am on Monday, she jumped off the flyover and sustained severe injuries on her spinal cord and both legs. She was immediately taken to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital by motorists who noticed her jumping off the flyover.The Kattoor police reached the spot and held inquiry. Preliminary inquiry revealed that she was in love with Marudhupandian. Though her parents initially agreed for her marriage with Marudhupandian, they rejected the offer showing mismatch in the horoscopes.Upset over her parents’ decision, Nandhini tried to take the extreme step.Police said her condition is said to be stable and further investigation is on.

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