19-YEAR-OLD GIRL HARASSED MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA ENDS LIFE DIES IN HOSPITAL
A 19-year-old committed suicide by hanging at her residence on Saturday late night. Parents alleged that the victim, G. Swathi, a second year degree student, took her own life due to harassment by a person. Police are investigating the claims.
According to the police, Swathi committed suicide by hanging herself at around 5.30 pm at her residence in Dhulapally.
Sub-inspector Mahesh said, “A person named Sai Teja used to harass her in the name of love by messaging her on social media. As a result, she went into depression and committed suicide.”
The police has booked a case against Sai Teja under Section 306 IPC (abetment to suicide). Swathi's body was handed over to the family after the postmortem examination at Gandhi Hospital. A person who tried to commit suicide two weeks ago due to health problems died while undergoing treatment on Sunday in Gandhi Hospital. Police identified the victim as P. Ram Reddy, 42, a mechanic.
According to Hayathnagar inspector Narender Goud, “Ram Reddy was rushed to a private hospital after he attempted suicide two weeks ago”.
“The victim was suffering from health problems for a long time due to which he went into depression and attempted suicide by consuming pesticide.”
His family members shifted him to a nearby private hospital and then to Gandhi Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment at about 4.30 am on Sunday.
The police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC (death under suspicious circumstances) and handed over the body to the family after the postmortem examination. The sleuths of the commissioner’s task force, west zone raided a unit that stored tobacco and gutka products. The main dealer and his associate, along with two drivers and a cleaner were apprehended. They police also seized `13 lakh worth products and two auto trolleys worth `16,000.
The arrested were identified as P. Srisailam, 42, a supplier of gutka materials, V. Srinivas, 39, B. Ashok, 24, S. Sandeep Kumar, 28, and D. Mukund Rao, 32. Another man, Ashok Kumar, is reportedly absconding.
DCP, commissioner task force, P. Radhakrishna Rao said, “About a week back, Srinivas and Ashok ordered a huge quantity of gutka and tobacco products from P. Srisailam. As per their request, Srisailam went to Bidar and purchased the said gutka and tobacco products. He engaged two autorickshaws to transport the deliver the goods on Saturday.”
It was while Srisailam was delivering the gutka and tobacco products that the west zone task force team apprehended them. Ashok Kumar managed to escape and efforts are on to trace him, said Mr Rao.
The police seized the gutka packets, whose market value is `13 lakh. The apprehended men were handed over to the Asifnagar police for further action.