A 29-year-old software employee, Archana Chowdhury Malik, died by hanging after threatening to end her life during a video call with a colleague over marriage. The deceased, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was a senior associate at a multinational company in Hyderabad, while the man, a native of Uttarakhand, was allegedly in a relationship with the deceased for four years and was undergoing divorce proceedings. The woman made a video call to the man around 2.30 am on Sunday while he was attending a function with his mother, allegedly showing him a chunni tied to the ceiling fan and threatening to end her life if he did not marry her. The man reached the deceased's flat around 5.30 am but found t…
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A 29-year-old software employee, Archana Chowdhury Malik, died by hanging after threateni…: A 29-year-old software employee, Archana Chowdhury Malik, died by hanging after threatening to end her life during a video call with a colleague over marriage.
The deceased, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was a senior associate at a multinational compan…: The deceased, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was a senior associate at a multinational company in Hyderabad.
The man, a native of Uttarakhand, was allegedly in a relationship with the deceased for f…: The man, a native of Uttarakhand, was allegedly in a relationship with the deceased for four years and was undergoing divorce proceedings.
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HYDERABAD: A 29-year-old software employee was found dead by hanging at her flat in Hyderabad on Sunday morning after she allegedly threatened to end her life during a video call with a colleague over marriage, police said.
The deceased, identified as Archana Chowdhury Malik, was a native of Uttar Pradesh and worked as a senior associate at a multinational company in the city.
According to police, she had been in a relationship with the colleague, a native of Uttarakhand, for four years.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the man was undergoing divorce proceedings, police said.
According to police, the woman made a video call to the colleague around 2.30 am on Sunday while he was attending a function with his mother.
During the call, she allegedly showed him a chunni (scarf) tied to the ceiling fan and threatened to end her life if he did not marry her.
The man reached her flat around 5.30 am but found the door locked from inside. Police were alerted through Dial 112 and forcibly opened the door, where they found the woman hanging from the ceiling fan.
A clues team inspected the scene, and the body was shifted to Osmania General Hospital.
Madhapur Police registered a case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. Further details are awaited.
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