19-yr-old Telangana woman kills herself

A 19-year-old pharmacy student, who police allege faked an abduction and rape attempt about two weeks ago, died by suicide on Wednesday, officials in Telangana said. The young woman was found unconscious at her uncle’s residence on the outskirts of Hyderabad, police said. Around 10:45am, the woman was rushed to a government hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. “According to family members, she was in a state of depression and consumed sleeping pills in excess,” Ghatkesar police inspector N Chandra Babu said. A case of suspicious death has been registered and an investigation is on. Family members told police that it was her second attempt to kill herself in the past 24 hours, according to a police official who did not want to be named. “We will be able to disclose the exact cause of death only after forensic examination,” Babu said on Wednesday.