Hyderabad: Techie kills self after threatening colleague over marriage

New Delhi: A 29-year-old woman, working as an engineer in Hyderabad was found hanging at her residence in the early hours of Sunday. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and started an investigation. They are trying to understand the circumstances surrounding the young woman’s death.

The deceased was identified as Archana Chaudhary Malik, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. She was working with a software company located in the city’s Mindspace IT corridor, reported NDTV.

According to the police, initial investigations revealed that Malik made a video call to a colleague of hers at around 2:30 am. She reportedly threatened to kill herself if he did not marry her. The man was outside Hyderabad at the time, with his mother, attending a functions, added the police personnel.

The police said that the colleague later tried to contact her repeatedly, but failed to get a response. He then reached her flat at around 5:30 am, only to find the door bolted from inside.

The Madhapur police said that the man then contacted the emergency police helpline number. Following the call, the patrol police team reached the flat and broke open the door. They found Malik hanging inside the house.

Soon after a police team cordoned off the area and a forensic team was also called in to collect evidence. The woman’s body was shifted to the Osmania General Hospital, where a post mortem examination would be conducted.

The police are now trying to find out the circumstances around her death. They are also examining the role of her relationship with the colleague she called up and if that could be the possible reason for her death by suicide.