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Woman harassed by stalker commits suicide

A 24-Year-old woman from Hyderabad committed suicide after being continuously tortured by a man for marrying him. The accused has been identified as Rakesh Reddy and the search for him is on by the police following the complaint by the woman's father.

Woman harassed by stalker commits suicide

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Published : Apr 16, 2019, 10:47 PM IST

Hyderabad: A 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide here after a man kept on pestering her to marry him, police said on Tuesday.
The woman, a private employee, allegedly mixed the pesticide in a cool drink and consumed it at a park in KPHB area Monday night, police said. She was rushed to a hospital where she died on Tuesday, they said.

Woman harassed by stalker commits suicide

Police said the accused, Rakesh Reddy, had been harassing her and asking her to marry him, but she had rejected his proposal. Police said the accused and the woman met at a park on Monday evening and they apparently had a heated argument over the issue.

Following a complaint from the woman's father, a case under various IPC sections, including 354D (stalking), was registered and a hunt has been launched to nab him, police
said.

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