Techie commits suicide, allegedly over family dispute

BENGALURU: Distressed by a family dispute, a techie allegedly committed suicide in his apartment in Chikkabanavara. The deceased techie Prashant’s body was found hanging in a flat at DX Smart Nest apartment complex in Chikkabanavara.

Prashant (40), a senior employee at a private company, had been married to Pooja Nair for 12 years. She works at a private company and the couple have an eight-year-old daughter.

There was a lot of dissent between the couple and it is reported that they had divorced. The incident has raised suspicions that Prashant’s mental distress due to the family issues might have led him to take an extreme step.