Hyderabad: Relatives and friends of TV anchor Nirosha are shell shocked after coming to know about her suicide. None of them expected that a happy-go-lucky person like Nirosha would kill herself. Her family said they were going to meet her boyfriend Ritvik in April to discuss their wedding.
“She was a bold girl. We never saw her brooding. When I met her 10 days ago she was happy,” said Nirosha’s brother K. Mahesh, who is a bank employee in Bengaluru.
The budding star committed suicide while her boyfriend was on the other side of a Skype call. (Photo: Video grab)
Nirosha’s parents Radhakrishna and Vasanthamma came to Hyderabad 10 days ago to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Mahesh had also accompanied them. "We stayed in a hotel at Begumpet. My parents stayed with her for four days. I returned to Bengaluru after two days. She did not tell us if anything was wrong," said Mahesh.
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An aspiring actor and video jockey, Nirosha was close to her parents. "She used to call my parents everyday. She usually discusses all issues with our father. If she was depressed she would have told him," Mahesh added.
The anchor's family had decided to meet Ritvik who had been dating Nirosha. "He told us that he would come to India in April. We were ready to meet and discuss their wedding," her brother said.
The 23-year-old actress had always borne an amiable disposition. (Photo: Facebook)
Nirosha, who had started a Facebook page to promote herself as an actor and VJ, had several friends in media circles. "She wanted to be an actress and was trying to become a famous anchor. She was smart. I do not know what made her end her life," said a friend of hers.
Nirosha, 23, hanged herself to death in her room at the Devi PG ladies hostel in Sindhi Colony on Tuesday midnight while on a video call with her boyfriend in Canada. Her boyfriend Ritvik alerted her friends and they informed the police. But, she was dead when they broke into her room.
The police suspects her boyfriend's alleged involvement in the suicide case. (Photo: Facebook)
Police suspects that she must have fought with her boyfriend and killed herself due to depression. But her family said they were not aware if she was depressed. Her parents told the police that she was suffering from health problems.
Police said Nirosha who had been working with Gemini Music TV, hanged herself with a shawl while on a video call. “On the other end of the call was her boyfriend who is working in Canada. As she tightened the noose the phone fell on the floor. When we reached the phone was off,” said SI D. Krishna Mohan.
Hours before the suicide Nirosha had called her parents living in Bengaluru.
Nirosha’s friend said a panicky Ritvik called at midnight and said that Nirosha was going to commit suicide. He asked them to stop her. They alerted the police and rushed to her room. But the room was locked. They could not help as Nirosha was dead.
Nirosha's boyfriend called her friends immediately to stop her from committing suicide (Photo: Video grab)
Police said they did not find any suicide note. Police seized Nirosha’s phone and belongings. Police and Nirosha’s relatives spoke to Ritvik. However, he denied quarrelling with her. Nirosha's body was taken to her native place in Chittoor after autopsy at Gandhi Hospital.
Nirosha, who hails from Somala Mandal in Chittoor district, came to Hyderabad three years ago. She studied in Bengaluru, where her parents K. Radha Krishna and Vasantham live. Nirosha worked in another TV channel as a reporter before joining Gemini TV. Nirosha's body was taken to her native place in Chittoor for funeral after autopsy at Gandhi Hospital.
