The woman hung herself from the ceiling fan of her bedroom (Representational)
Highlights
- The woman's father alleged she was being harassed for dowry
- The woman had hung herself from a ceiling fan in her house
- She was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead
A 25-year-old woman software engineer allegedly committed suicide in her house on Sunday, allegedly over dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws, police said.
P Rupini, hailing from West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh hung herself from the ceiling fan of the bedroom after bolting the door from inside, they said.
She was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, they added.
Rupini got married on March 4 this year and the couple shifted to Hyderabad in April.
In his complaint, the woman's father alleged that her in-laws started harassing her for dowry since August.
A case was registered under relevant IPC sections and the woman's husband was being questioned, police said.