T. Narasipur: Unable to bear stomach pain, a 26-year-old press photographer-cum-reporter allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison near Yedadore in the taluk last Tuesday. The deceased is Naveen Kumar, son of Mahadevappa of Bendarawadi village in Malavalli taluk.

Naveen, who had gone out on some work, was returning to T.Narasipur on Tuesday afternoon, where he stopped his vehicle on Mysuru Main Road near Yedadore and consumed poison.

Passersby, who saw Naveen writhing in pain on the roadside, admitted him to a private hospital in Mysuru, where he breathed his last. The body was handed over to the family members after post-mortem and later taken to Bendarawadi village, where the last rites were performed. A case has been registered at the Town Police Station.