Woman hangs self, names in-laws in note

A 24-year-old woman committed suicide at her apartment over alleged harassment by her in-laws in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on Thursday.

The deceased, Nirmala, was a native of Mysuru and was married to Vishwanath nearly a year ago. Vishwanath - who works for a private firm in Japan - was visiting her once a year, the police said. Nirmala was living with her in-laws, Prema and Nagaraj.

According to the police, Vishwanath had come on a vacation and had left only a couple of days ago. On Thursday, Nirmala committed suicide in her room by hanging from a ceiling fan. She had left a suicide note, blaming her in-laws as the reason for her taking the extreme step.

The police also learnt that the in-laws tore the suicide note and threw the pieces in the dustbin before alerting them.

Rajarajeshwari Nagar police rushed to the spot and recovered the torn pieces after a thorough search. Based on the evidence, they took the couple into custody for questioning. The couple have also been booked for tampering with evidence. Further investigations are under way.

Cab driver hangs self  

In a separate incident, a 23-year-old cab driver committed suicide by hanging at his house in Shivashakthinagar in Puttenahalli. The deceased, Ravi Kiran, ended his life on Wednesday.

The police suspect that Kiran, who drove a car and an autorickshaw, may have killed himself due to depression. There was no suicide note, and the police are yet to ascertain the exact cause of death.