Three persons commit suicide

A 28-year-old software employee committed suicide allegedly due to harassment for additional dowry.

According to Kukatpally police, the deceased, J. Prasanna Reddy, committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Sai Baba Nagar on Thursday night. She was allegedly being harassed by her husband Manohar Reddy, a software engineer, and his relatives for additional dowry. They were married in 2013 and she was reportedly being harassed for the last few months.

Kukatpally police began investigations after registering a case under relevant sections.

In a different case, M. Rajeshwari, 37, committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Hanuman Nagar of Moula Ali. According to Malkajgiri police, Rajeshwari was allegedly having an illicit relationship with one Mastan. On Thursday ngiht, she reportedly had an argument with Mastan over some issue and the same is suspected to have driven her to suicide.

In a separate case, S. Srilatha, 26, of Dhobi Galli in Amberpet, succumbed to the burn injuries which she had sustained after setting herself ablaze. She resorted to the extreme step on November 25 after having an argument with her husband Suresh over some domestic issue. She was admitted to the Gandhi Hospital where she died on Thursday night, according to Amberpet police. (INN)