Hyderabad woman dies in the US, family alleges foul play

A mother of two children, Vanitha had been living with her parents in Nagole and had travelled to the US earlier this year.

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A woman from Hyderabad was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her residence in North Carolina in the United States on Monday. 38-year-old Gajam Vanitha, who hailed from Nagole, was reported to have killed herself.

The local police have however, reportedly taken into custody her husband, 42-year-old software engineer Shiva Kumar, for questioning. This, even as Vanitha's parents approached the LB Nagar police in Hyderabad, alleging foul play in her death.

A mother of two children, Vanitha had been living with her parents in Nagole and had traveled to the US earlier this year.

“We are awaiting further details. The family requested our help to bring the body of Vanitha from the US. She left for the US in July this year and since then, had not been in contact with her parents. On Sunday evening, they got a call from other relatives in the US that she had committed suicide in her bedroom,” LB Nagar Police inspector V Ashok Reddy was quoted as saying.

Vanitha's family alleged that she had been harassed by her husband and her in-laws, which drove her to take the extreme step.

“We are suspicious about her death. Even if it is a suicide, her husband is responsible for her action. She was not allowed to talk to her parents for four months,” Sriramulu, an uncle of the victim, was quoted as saying.

The police are now making arrangements to bring the body back.