Bengaluru: A 25-year-old small time Kannada television actress was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her friend’s residence in Kachohalli in Nelamangala on Tuesday. The deceased, Shruthi, was found hanging at her friend’s house at around 3 am. Shruthi was married to Umesh, a businessman, for last seven years and they were staying at Harohalli.
Investigations revealed that on Monday night Shruthi had gone to meet her friend Shrikanth. They later went for a party after which Shruthi reportedly had a quarrel with Shrikanth. An enraged Shruthi went inside the room and locked herself, while Shrikanth went to another room. However, after sometime when Shrikanth knocked at the door there was no response.
When Shrikanth broke open the door at around 2.30 am, he found Shruthi hanging from the ceiling. He immediately informed the police. Umesh filed a police complaint accusing Shrikanth for Shruthi’s death. Based on his complaint, the police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against Srikanth, police added.
