Hyderabad : A woman techie committed suicide at Meerpet after her boyfriend demanded several lakhs as dowry for their marriage. The 24-year-old IT professional R. Raghavi was found hanging inside her house in Jillaguda village.

Though she did not leave a suicide note she had told her friends and family about the cause of her depression. Raghavi, who works at Madhapur and her boyfriend Susheel Kumar had planned to get married. Earlier, he had promised her that he will not take even a single penny as dowry. “However, he and his family later demanded dowry. The couple was in a relationship for the last four to five years. His demand was a blow,” said Meerpet SI M. Ramakrishna.

When her parents, who are government employees, went out, Raghavi hanged herself. When her parents came back they found her hanging. As per a complaint lodged by the parents the police booked a case against Susheel for abetment of suicide and under the Dowry Prohibition Act.