Kantamaneni Uma Maheshwari, daughter of Telugu actor and former chief minister N T Rama Rao, allegedly died by suicide at her residence on Monday.
Kantamaneni Uma Maheshwari, daughter of N T Rama Rao, allegedly died by suicide at her residence on Monday, police say.
Police say poor health and depression are possible reasons for her taking the extreme step.
Kantamaneni Uma Maheshwari, daughter of legendary Telugu actor and ex-chief minister N T Rama Rao (NTR), allegedly died by suicide at her residence on Monday, police say.
She was 57 years old.
Citing initial findings, police say that ill-health and depression are suspected to be the likely reasons for her taking the extreme step.
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP founder NT Rama Rao’s daughter, Uma Maheshwari, was found hanging at her residence in Hyderabad on Monday.
Police have moved the body to a local hospital for postmortem, and a case has been filed under section 174 (suicide) of the CrPC.
The body, reported to be hanging from the ceiling fan, was discovered by Maheswari’s daughter, son-in-law, and others when they busted open the door of the bedroom, which was bolted from inside after not getting a response from her, police said.
As per preliminary reports, police say that she took the extreme step due to possible depression.
However, the observations are not conclusive, they added.
A police official told news outlets that Uma Maheswari’s younger daughter, son-in-law, and an unnamed woman relative broke through the door of the bedroom, which was bolted from inside after not getting a response from her for hours.
They found her hanging from the ceiling fan the time was around 12.30 PM, the police official said.
Her daughter then informed the police.
A case of death under Section 174 (suicide) of the CrPC was filed at the Jubilee Hills police station, police say.
A post-mortem was then conducted at the state-owned Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in the city and the body was given over to family members, hospital sources say.
Maheswari had pledged her eyes for donation.
Uma Maheswari was the youngest of NTR’s daughters, the youngest among his 12 children, sources say.
She resided with her husband, who was out of station during the time of the incident, staying in an apartment at the posh Jubilee Hills in the city.
Her husband returned by the afternoon on Monday, police say.
Her younger daughter, who lives in the city, had come to her home on Sunday along with her husband.
TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, a son-in-law of NTR, Naidu’s son Lokesh, NTR’s son, and renowned Telugu film actor N Balakrishna along with other family members, visited the home of the deceased.
NT Rama Rao’s daughter Uma Maheswari was found hanging at Hyderabad’s house, Police say poor health and depression are suspected to be the causes behind her extreme steps.
TDP founder NT Rama Rao’s daughter Uma Maheswari was found hanging at Hyderabad’s home.
Uma Maheswari, daughter of Telugu actor and ex-Andhra Pradesh CM NT Rama Rao (NTR), allegedly committed suicide at her residence on Monday.
A case under Section 174 of the CrPC (suicide) has been registered at the Jubilee Hills police station, police say, adding that the body was sent for a post-mortem.
Uma Maheswari lived with her husband, who was away at the time, staying in an apartment at the posh Jubilee Hills in the city.
Her younger daughter, who resides in the city, visited her home on Sunday along with her husband.
TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, the son-in-law of NTR, Naidu’s son Lokesh, NTR’s son and veteran Telugu hero N Balakrishna, and many other family members visited the residence of the deceased.
