VIJAYAWADA: A debt-ridden church pastor allegedly died by suicide by jumping into River Munneru at Nandigama on Wednesday evening. Nandigama CI P Kanaka Rao said that the deceased was identified as Vemavarappu Devasahayam (35), a native of Dondapadu village in Guntur district. Expert swimmers jumped into the river and brought him to the river bank. Devasahayam was rushed to the Nandigama government hospital where he was declared brought dead.
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