A 26-year-old accountant employed at a private hospital in Hyderabad allegedly died by suicide after jumping into Durgam Cheruvu on Friday. The incident came to light when a missing person complaint was lodged at Nagole Police Station on the same day, and the body was identified on Saturday.
Victim Unable to Repay Loan Taken for Friend
Police investigation revealed that the victim, identified as Roja Ramani, a resident of Nagole, had taken a hand loan at the request of a friend. The friend failed to repay the amount, leading to mounting pressure from the lender. Unable to cope with the stress, Ramani allegedly took the extreme step.
Body Retrieved with Help of HYDRAA
Madhapur police received information from locals around 11 am on May 29 that an unidentified woman had jumped into Durgam Cheruvu. Personnel from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) assisted in retrieving the body, which was then sent for postmortem. Meanwhile, Ramani's family approached Nagole police at around 11 pm on the same day to lodge a missing person complaint.
Family Identifies Body
On the morning of May 30, Nagole police learned about the body recovered from Durgam Cheruvu and alerted Ramani's family. The family subsequently identified the body. Madhapur Inspector D Krishna Mohan stated, During the preliminary investigation, we found that Ramani had taken a loan at the request of a friend. However, her friend failed to repay the amount, following which the lender began pressuring Ramani to clear the loan. We suspect that she died by suicide due to the stress.
Case Registered
Police are collecting further information. A case has been registered under Section 194 (suspicious death) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the case will be transferred to Nagole Police Station, where the missing person case was already registered.
