Depressed anchor jumps to death
A 36-year-old woman working as a newsreader in a regional news channel in the city allegedly jumped to death on Sunday night from the apartment where she lived.
Venkannagari Radhika Reddy left a suicide note stating that her brain is her enemy.
Radhika reportedly left the office at around 10 pm and went home. She did not enter her flat but walked straight to the fifth floor and jumped from there.
She and her husband had divorced six months ago. She is survived by her 14-year-old mentallychallenged son Bhanuteja Reddy.
Anchors working in different news and television channels have condoled her death. Senior anchor Jhansi said that she and some other news presenters would support Radhika’s family and specially her son.
It was the building watchman who found the body.
After he heard a loud noise, he rushed to the spot to find Radhika in a pool of blood. He immediately alerted the residents and Radhika’s younger sister identified her.
The police found Radhika’s handbag on the terrace with a note written in Telugu in pencil which read “only because of my depression I am dying. Nobody is the reason. My brain is my enemy.”
A 36-year-old woman working as a newsreader in a regional news channel in the city allegedly jumped to death on Sunday night from the apartment where she lived. Venkannagari Radhika Reddy left a suicide note stating that her brain is her enemy.
The police has registered a case of suspicious death and started a probe.
Though depression could be the primary cause of the suicide, a probe is on to verify if she was under pressure by someone or any other aspects that had forced her to take this step.
“We will inquire about her movements at office on Sunday before she left to go home. Her call data is also being analysed. Based on the evidence, the investigation will proceed,” the police said.
According to the police, Radhika had married and had a son but was divorced six years ago. She married another person, but he divorced her recently, after which she was residing along with her sister and parents at a flat in Moosapet.
Her colleagues said Radhika showed no signs of being depressed.
“She did any programme actively and with a smile. We never knew a volcano was hiding inside,” said a colleague.
Anchor Jhansi said that Radhika had been working for autistic kids at the Aarambha foundation, where her son studied. “She was a great motivation for other mothers at the foundation,” added Jhansi.