Thomas (Special correspondent)
Former Chief Minister BS yediyurappa’s 30 year old granddaughter ended liife at her apartment in high grounds on Friday.
The deceased is Soundarya Neeraj,a doctor working with MS Ramaiah hospital. She was married to Dr Neeraj in 2019.
Soundarya, 30,is suspected to have died by suicide.The police have registered a case of “unnatural death”.
The incident occurred at around 10 when the domestic help noticed Soundarya,locked herself in the room soon after her husband Dr. Niraj, a radiologist at MS Ramaiah hospital had left to work at around 8.
When repeated response did not yeild any response they alerted the family and Niraj reached home in half hour and gained entry into the room from the adjacent flat and found her hanging to the ceilings fan.
She was rushed to a near by hospital where doctors declared her as dead.
Soundarya daughter of yediyurappa’s eldest daughter,padmavathi,was married to Dr Niraj in 2018 and the couple living in an apartment near shangrila hotel near mount carmel college.
The couple have five year old child. According to the house keeping staff.The couple had no domestic problems and living carefully.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Bommai and other members of the state Cabinet visited the hospital after Saundarya’s body was found on Friday morning
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said Soundarya was suffering from post-pregnancy depression.Soundarya has a four-month-old baby.
“There is no doubt about it. We all knew she was battling post-pregnancy depression.Yediyurappa is really upset.Soundarya and her husband were a good couple,he said.
The body was taken to Bowring Hospital for autopsy.The High grounds police based on the complaint taken up a case and are investigating.
