Netrokona, Aug. 16 -- A man died after jumping from a moving autorickshaw in an attempt to save his mentally ill wife in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona on Saturday.

The deceased Asar Uddin, 40, was a resident of Battala village under Kharnai Union. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the Lengura Bazar area, police said.

According to locals, Asar Uddin was taking his wife Shahina Akhter, 30, who is mentally ill, to his father's house in Kebalpur village. They were travelling in a battery-run autorickshaw along with Asar's elder brother Monir Hossain.

While passing through Lengura Bazar, Shahina suddenly jumped off the moving vehicle. In a desperate attempt to rescue her, Asar immediately jumped after her but fell hard on the...