Hyderabad techie found dead after video call over marriage

A 29-year-old software employee was found hanging at her flat in Hyderabad on Sunday morning after she allegedly threatened to end her life during a video call with a colleague over marriage, police said.The deceased, identified as Archana Chowdhury Malik, was a native of Uttar Pradesh and worked as a senior associate with a multinational company in Mindspace, Hyderabad. She had been in a relationship with her colleague, a native of Uttarakhand, for four years, police said.Preliminary investigation revealed that the man was undergoing divorce proceedings."The woman made a video call to him around 2.30 am while he was attending a function with his mother. During the call, she showed him a 'chunni' (scarf) tied to the ceiling fan and allegedly threatened to end her life if he did not marry her," police said, according to PTI. The man reached her flat around 5.30 am but found the door locked from inside. Police, alerted through Dial 112, forcibly opened the door and found her hanging from the ceiling fan.A clues team inspected the scene, and the body was shifted to Osmania General Hospital. A case was registered, and the investigation was on, police added.- Ends