A 48-year-old woman in Bengaluru ended her life minutes after coming to know of her daughter’s suicide Monday, said the police.
The deceased were identified as Rachitha Reddy and her daughter Sreeja Reddy, 24, residents of Nagagondanahalli in the Whitefield police limits. The family hailed from Andhra Pradesh, and Sreeja worked as a data analyst at a private company, said the police.
The police said that around 10.40 am, Rachita went to wake her daughter up and serve her breakfast. She found Sreeja dead after opening her room door, they added.
A police officer said that Rachita immediately informed her husband, Shreedhar Reddy, of the death and told him that she would not live a life without her daughter. Shreedhar, who was at work, alerted neighbours to visit the house, but by the time they came, Rachita also ended her life, the police said.
A police officer said Sreeja had left a purported death note written in Telugu in which she spoke about a friend and claimed that no one else was responsible for her death.
A police officer said it appeared that Sreeja was suffering from depression. “She used to sleep late at night and wake up around 10 am. But on Monday, when she did not wake up till 10.30 am, Rachita went to check on her and found her dead,” said the police.
The Whitefield police registered unnatural death reports and initiated an investigation. They handed over the bodies to the families after a post-mortem examination.