Bengaluru: Two women died in separate incidents in the city on Saturday after they allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Cubbon Park and Bellandur police station limits.
In the first incident, over alleged love failure, a 21-year-old Nepali woman hanged herself to the branch of a tree inside Cubbon Park premise on Saturday night.
Police said that the deceased has been identified as Santhoshi N, was working in a Spa in UB City. She was residing in a rented house along with her father at D'Souza Layout near Vittal Mallya road.
The incident came to light on Sunday morning when the security staff noticed the body and alerted the police.
According to the police, on Saturday evening her boyfriend Naresh took her to his house and introduced her to his parents and revealed that the two were in love and are planning to get married.
His parents persuaded him out of it and rejected her as she belonged to a different caste. Santhoshi, who was upset, fought with him and his parents before leaving his house.
Meanwhile, Santhoshi’s father, Kabir Raja went in search of her and contacted all her friends as she did not return home.
On Sunday early morning, the police found her body hanging from a tree inside the Cubbon Park and informed her father who rushed to the spot and filed a complaint against Naresh.
The Cubbon Park police have registered a case of abetment of suicide and arrested Naresh.
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In another incident, a 30-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling at her residence in Ibalur on Saturday night in Bellandur police station limits.
The deceased has been identified as Manasa, a resident of Ibalur. Six years ago, she had married Janardhan, a software engineer.
According to the police on Saturday evening while she was home alone she committed suicide. The incident came to light when Janardhan returned from work at around 9:30 pm.
The police said that the reason behind suicide is yet to be ascertained. The Bellandur police have registered a case and are investigating.
