<p>An up-and-coming playback singer allegedly committed suicide hours after sending a WhatsApp death note addressed to her mother. Police suspect dowry harassment. </p>.<p>Sushmitha H S alias Sushmitha Raje, 26, was found hanging in a bedroom at her mother’s house on Malagala Main Road, Nagarabhavi, around 5.30 am on Monday.</p>.<p>Her brother, Sachin, discovered the suicide after seeing her text message on WhatsApp. She had also sent him the message, asking that he show it to their mother, Meenakshi. </p>.<p>Sushmitha is said to have named her husband Sharath Kumar, his aunt Vydehi and his sister Geetha in the purported suicide letter. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ramesh B told reporters that an FIR had been registered against all the three under IPC section 304B (dowry death) and that they would be arrested soon. </p>.<p>Sushmitha had started to make her mark in Kannada playback singing and had sung for latest films such as Sree Samanya and Halu Tuppa. She married Kumar, a manager at an automobile company, in July 2018 and lived with her in-laws in Kumaraswamy Layout but often visited her mother. She came to see her on Sunday, too, after Kumar allegedly beat her. </p>.<p>Police suspect that Sushmitha ended her life sometime between 1 am and 5.30 am as she had sent the WhatsApp message around 1 am. </p>.<p>‘Sorry mom, I miss you’</p>.<p>She wrote the WhatsApp message in Roman Kannada. </p>.<p>“Sorry mom, I am paying the price for my own mistake. He tortured me by listening to his aunt. I have undergone a lot of mental torture as he used to force me to leave the house. Please don’t spare them. Sharath, Geetha and Vydehi are directly responsible for my extreme step. I didn’t want to die in their house. I fell on his feet and begged him but he didn’t change. I was being harassed from the first day of this marriage. But I didn’t share it with anyone.</p>.<p>“Please don’t spare them, otherwise I won’t rest in peace. Do my final rites in our village. Let my brother hold all the responsibility to do my final rites. Mom, I miss you. My younger brother Sachin is there to look after you. Please take care of him. Once again, I am sorry.”</p>
<p>An up-and-coming playback singer allegedly committed suicide hours after sending a WhatsApp death note addressed to her mother. Police suspect dowry harassment. </p>.<p>Sushmitha H S alias Sushmitha Raje, 26, was found hanging in a bedroom at her mother’s house on Malagala Main Road, Nagarabhavi, around 5.30 am on Monday.</p>.<p>Her brother, Sachin, discovered the suicide after seeing her text message on WhatsApp. She had also sent him the message, asking that he show it to their mother, Meenakshi. </p>.<p>Sushmitha is said to have named her husband Sharath Kumar, his aunt Vydehi and his sister Geetha in the purported suicide letter. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ramesh B told reporters that an FIR had been registered against all the three under IPC section 304B (dowry death) and that they would be arrested soon. </p>.<p>Sushmitha had started to make her mark in Kannada playback singing and had sung for latest films such as Sree Samanya and Halu Tuppa. She married Kumar, a manager at an automobile company, in July 2018 and lived with her in-laws in Kumaraswamy Layout but often visited her mother. She came to see her on Sunday, too, after Kumar allegedly beat her. </p>.<p>Police suspect that Sushmitha ended her life sometime between 1 am and 5.30 am as she had sent the WhatsApp message around 1 am. </p>.<p>‘Sorry mom, I miss you’</p>.<p>She wrote the WhatsApp message in Roman Kannada. </p>.<p>“Sorry mom, I am paying the price for my own mistake. He tortured me by listening to his aunt. I have undergone a lot of mental torture as he used to force me to leave the house. Please don’t spare them. Sharath, Geetha and Vydehi are directly responsible for my extreme step. I didn’t want to die in their house. I fell on his feet and begged him but he didn’t change. I was being harassed from the first day of this marriage. But I didn’t share it with anyone.</p>.<p>“Please don’t spare them, otherwise I won’t rest in peace. Do my final rites in our village. Let my brother hold all the responsibility to do my final rites. Mom, I miss you. My younger brother Sachin is there to look after you. Please take care of him. Once again, I am sorry.”</p>
