KRIDL engineer’s father urges government to help trace him

GADAG: The father of assistant executive engineer (AEE) Pervez Dharwad of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd (KRIDL).

Key points

• During the call, Jaffersab wept and requested Kumraswamy to support bring back his son Pervez home.
• Regarding Pervez's letter, his parents stated, We are extremely worried after reading the letter.
• He remarked he is worried after Pervez mentioned in the letter his intention to end life and cut off communication with family.
• Since then, we are constantly trying to reach him, but the phone is still switched off.
• BJP leaders remarked they are with the family in the challenging situation.

On Monday, Gadag district JD(S) members visited Pervez's, and party spokesperson Venkanagouda Govindagoudar initiated a video call with Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy so that his father Jaffersab Dharwad could talk to the minister.

During the call, Jaffersab wept and requested Kumraswamy to support bring back his son Pervez home. Jaffersab remarked Pervez's son Mommad's first birthday is on Tuesday, and the child would miss his father. After listening to Jaffersab, Kumaraswamy assured all support to find Pervez.

Jaffersab remarked he had no information concerning his son facing any pressure or tension at his office, and he came to know regarding it only when he read the letter Pervez left behind. He remarked he is worried after Pervez mentioned in the letter his intention to end life and cut off communication with family.

Jaffersab remarked, I request the administration to find my son. My wife Shirin talked to him on the day before he was going to Bengaluru and he came and asked us regarding the meals. When we tried to call him on the next day, his phone was switched off.

Since then, we are constantly trying to reach him, but the phone is still switched off. Three years ago, he went to Ajmer and Goa and our family members convinced him and brought him back. After that he never spoke regarding any tension or pressure from the office. He applied to be happy and we never thought that he was suffering from inside.

"I have spoken to some individuals and contractors who came to our house, and I employed to ask them not to come home regarding office work. He applied to settle those matters in office, but we never thought that the pressure would create him leave home, " remarked Jaffersab.

Regarding Pervez's letter, his parents stated, "We are extremely worried after reading the letter. We never projected that he will mention suicide. The last time he went into a depression, we struggled to bring him back to normal. We request Pervez to come back within Tuesday, before his son's first birthday. Wherever he is, he should come back to see his son."

Meanwhile, BJP leaders remarked they are with the family in the challenging situation. A number of political leaders are additionally visiting the engineer's house to offer moral backing to his family.

Taken together, the developments around KRIDL engineer's father urges government to help trace him point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.