Odisha Rapper Juggernaut, Caught Cheating On Wife Last Year, Dies By Suicide

After a yr of fighting melancholy, dependancy and private setbacks, Abhinav Singh of Odisha’s Cuttack was on the mend. A nutritious diet, every day morning walks along with his father and a brand new job in Bengaluru meant life was on monitor. Nevertheless, barely per week after reaching the Karnataka capital, he was useless, his physique discovered face-down on the ground of his bed room.

Based on the police, Abhinav, 32, died by suicide after consuming poison at his rented house in Bengaluru’s Kadubeesanahalli space on February 9, only a week after shifting to the Karnataka capital for work. Abhinav had beforehand labored in Bengaluru for a few years, working as an automation testing engineer at a number one agency.

Abhinav’s household has accused his spouse and in-laws of psychological harassment that allegedly drove him to suicide.

On the night time of the incident, Abhinav had dinner with a pal earlier than returning to his room, the place he allegedly consumed poison. An empty bottle of poison was discovered within the bed room, which the police imagine he had bought on-line and obtained the earlier night.

“We don’t but know what sort of poison he consumed and are awaiting a report from the Forensic Science Laboratory,” police stated.

Picture Credit score: Picture posted on Fb by Abhinav Singh

News company PTI, citing a senior police officer, stated no suicide observe was recovered from Abhinav’s flat. Nevertheless, his mom has advised native media that Mr Singh did depart behind a handwritten observe, which has been seized by Bengaluru police.

On Tuesday night time, Abhinav’s physique was flown from Bengaluru to Cuttack the place the household carried out the final rites. 

Abhinav’s household has alleged that his spouse subjected him to psychological harassment, which in the end pushed him to the brink. His father, Bijaynanda Singh, a famous creator and academician, has filed a criticism at Lalbagh police station in Cuttack, naming Abhinav’s spouse, his in-laws and different people. 

Based on native media experiences, issues between Abhinav and his spouse have been rocky after he was reportedly caught at a lodge in Bhubaneswar with different girls final yr. Accompanied by law enforcement officials, Abhinav’s spouse recorded the bust. The video of the incident went viral on social media. Round that point, an Odia actress accused him of stopping the discharge of her music video and allegedly attacking her. Abhinav had denied all accusations, claiming he was the goal of a conspiracy orchestrated by the actress and her associates. 

Abhinav and his spouse had separated however since he was recovering and getting his life again on monitor, there have been makes an attempt by each to patch issues between them. Talking to NDTV, Abhinav’s spouse stated that each of them usually spoke on the telephone working in direction of resolving their points. 

“These are baseless allegations. His household is aware of I beloved and cared for him,” Abhinav’s spouse advised NDTV. “I had moved out of my in-laws’ home however I beloved Abhinav and needed nothing however the very best for him in life.” 

A resident of Cuttack’s Kaligali, Abhinav was one of many pioneering figures in Odisha’s hip-hop scene. Recognized by his stage title “Juggernaut”, Abhinav was a rapper whose songs have garnered tens of millions of views on YouTube. His channel and manufacturing firm City Idler is among the earliest platforms to help native hip-hop expertise in Odisha, a state not usually related to Western music. 

Abhinav, most of the time, poured all of his cash from his engineering job into shopping for mics, manufacturing gear, musical devices and tech to create songs for himself and different musicians within the Odisha hip-hop scene.