Amanulla was depressed over the health condition of his wife Navida Banu and he suspected that somebody had cast a spell using black magic.
Financial problem it seems is not the only reason that drove Dr Mohammed Amanulla and his family members over the edge.
Amanulla was depressed over the health condition of his wife Navida Banu and he suspected that somebody had cast a spell using black magic on the family to ruin them.
Some family members said Banu was ill for the past one year. Despite being a doctor, Amanulla could not cure her of the malady.
He took her to New Delhi and spent a fortune on her treatment. When there was still no improvement in her condition, he thought somebody had cast a spell on her and the rest of the family.
This theory was confirmed by Manjunath who used to supply medicines to Amanulla. “He suspected the use of black magic behind his wife’s recurring illness. He once told me that somebody must have done this to ruin her health as well as his business,” Manjunath said.
Turning to Amanulla’s financial problems, he said the doctor owed him Rs68,000 as he could not pay for the medicines supplied over an year.
“I didn’t force him to clear the dues since he was in dire straits. But six months ago, he returned some money. Even then, he owed me `68,000. Amanulla said he would return it once he received a bank loan. If that failed, he was planning to sell his property in Kolar to clear the dues,” Manjunath said.
Committing suicide was not a sudden decision of the Amanulla family. His elder son Ehetha Sham Rasheed, a doctor, had told Manjunath that he did not want to continue living in debt.
Manjunath tried to pacify him. “I told him not to take such a step as he is educated and owns nursing homes. But the family took the extreme step as they could not repay the debts they owed to private money lenders,” he said.
Such a tragedy should not have struck the family as Amanulla was a noble man who cared for the poor and the suffering, Manjunath said.
The people who gathered at Amanulla’s house agreed with Manjunath.
They said Amanulla did not charg the poor for treatment and for others, his fee was reasonable. Amanulla’s family should not have taken this extreme step as some of his relatives had assured to rescue him from the debt trap, Manjunath added.
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