St Elizabeth, Jamaica (McKoy’s News) – Police in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, have launched a full investigation following the suspected suicide of an Indian national in the parish on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Thatikunda, a 45-year-old spiritual reader with addresses in Santa Cruz and Bengaluru, India.
Reports reaching McKoy’s News are that about 6:45 a.m., shocked residents stumbled upon Thatikunda’s lifeless body hanging from the ceiling of his living room. The police were quickly summoned to the scene.
Upon arrival, lawmen processed the area before the body was removed to the morgue for a post-mortem examination.
Residents described Thatikunda as a quiet individual who had been living in the community for some time, offering spiritual services.
Investigators are probing the circumstances surrounding the incident to determine whether foul play was involved or if it was, indeed, a case of suicide.
The Santa Cruz police continue their investigations

