Hyderabad banker kills self, kin blame work pressure

TNN | Updated: May 4, 2020, 10:56 IST

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HYDERABAD: A 36-year-old bank employee allegedly committed suicide by hanging in his flat’s balcony at South Swarrop Nagar in Uppal in the early hours of Sunday. Though he left behind a suicide note stating no one was responsible for his death, his family claimed work pressure may have driven him to take the extreme step, police said.
The deceased was identified as A Bala Sundaram, an assistant manager with Andhra Bank, King Koti branch. He was staying with his wife and two children on the fourth floor of an apartment complex. Around 4.30am, his wife woke up and found him missing from the bed, Uppal police said.
“She went outside the room to check on him and found the balcony door locked from outside,” Uppal sub-inspector (SI) J Chandana. With the help of a neighbour, they broke open the door and found Sundaram hanging from the hook with a rope.
Police suspect the victim must have committed suicide in the early hours of Sunday. “A suicide note was found near the body, which says, ‘no one is responsible for my death’. However, the family suspect, he could have taken the extreme step due to work pressure,” the officer added.
The body was shifted to Gandhi Hospital for an autopsy and a case of suspicious death was registered.