Boyfriend accused of abetting girlfriend's suicide

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Soladevanahalli police have summoned a person for an inquiry after his girlfriend committed suicide accusing him of harassment.

The deceased was identified by the police as Vidyashri, 25, who was working with an IT firm in Bengaluru. Vidyashri had also won the Miss Andhra competition some years ago. However she was found dead by her family during the early hours of July 22.

The jurisdictional police while inspecting the spot, recovered a death note allegedly written by the deceased in which she has alleged that the accused, identified as Akshay, was responsible for her death.

It was revealed that Akshay, 27, was working as a trainer at a gym in Basaveshwara Nagar in Bengaluru. Vidyashri and Akshay came into contact through Facebook last year and later developed feelings for each other. Both decided to marry each other.

During this time, Vidyashri allegedly lended Rs 1.76 lakh to the accused on various occasions. However after a few months, the accused began to avoid her, as per the sources.

The suicide note mentioned that the accused would abuse Vidyashri and her family whenever she sought her money back and would switch off his phone. Based on a complaint filed by her family, the police are questioning the accused over the matter. Further investigation is underway