Banker dies under mysterious circumstances in Hyd, parents accuse husband of dowry killing

In what seems to be an instance of dowry death, a woman died under suspicious circumstances at her house in Hyderabad, the police said on Monday. G Padmaja, who was working with Bank of America, allegedly committed suicide but her parents alleged she was murdered as her husband, Girish Narasimha. Narasimha, also a software engineer at Tech Mahindra, and his parents, had been harassing Padmaja for more dowry, the police said. They lived in Sudershan Nagar in Gachibowli, an Information Technology hub. Chandrakanth, Inspector of Gachibowli, told TNM that according to Narasimha, Padmaja allegedly hanged herself at their house on Sunday evening when she was alone. He also claimed that she was suffering from depression.    Padmaja and Narasimha had gotten married last year. Her parents alleged that he had been harassing her for dowry. “They had given around Rs 2 lakh cash and 18 tola gold during the wedding. However, the parents say that Narasimha had been harassing her to transfer a property she had in her name, to his,” Chandrakanth said. Her father Nageshwar Rao said she had told him over phone on Sunday that she would be coming to their house after washing clothes. He later received a call from Narasimha, informing him that she was admitted to a hospital as she was bleeding from her nose and ears. By the time her parents reached the hospital, Padmaja was already declared dead. They said her body had injury marks. Padmaja held an MBA in finance and was working in the backend support team at Bank of America, the police said. A case of dowry death has been registered under section 304B of the IPC and the body has been sent for autopsy. The police said they are questioning her husband. (With IANS inputs)