A 24-year-old woman in Bengaluru was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home and her husband has been arrested in this connection, police said on Monday (March 16). The deceased Shruthi was a resident of Yelahanka, and her husband, Pawan Kalyan, has been arrested on charges of dowry harassment, after her maternal family claimed it to be a murder.
According to police, she was found hanging on Saturday from a ceiling fan, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead, police said. Shruthi married Kalyan, a private employee, in December 2024, and the couple has been residing in Yelahanka since then, a senior police officer said.
However, her family has alleged that Kalyan and his family had been harassing Shruthi for additional dowry, which often led to quarrels between them, he said. The officer said the two families had recently resolved their disputes, but the issue cropped up again.
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Amruth, Shruthi’s younger brother, told reporters that he was informed over the phone that his sister had died by suicide. “They told me on the phone that my sister died by suicide, and I immediately informed my father. The couple had argued earlier that day before I was told she had died. When I checked, the ceiling fan did not appear to have bent or moved. My sister weighed 75 kg,” he said as quoted by PTI.
A case was registered against Kalyan at the Yelahanka New Town police station for dowry harassment, and he was arrested in connection with the incident, the officer added.
The autopsy report will ascertain the exact cause of death, police said.
(With Inputs from PTI)
