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A 26-year-old Hyderabad woman named Renuka tragically died by suicide in a Langar Houz hotel room during a video call with her friend, prompting a police investigation.
A 26-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel room in Hyderabad in the early hours of Friday (July 3) after she allegedly died by suicide while on a video call with a friend, police said. The deceased has been identified as Renuka, a resident of Alwal. According to police, she was married, had a child and worked at a restaurant and pub in the city.
Investigators said Renuka checked into a hotel in Hyderabad's Langar Houz area with a man at around 3 am on Wednesday. The man reportedly left the hotel at approximately 10.30 pm on Thursday (July 2), while she remained in the room.
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Police said hotel records show that Renuka ordered dinner at around 11.56 pm. She later made a video call to her friend, identified as Satya, before allegedly taking her own life during the call at around 12.24 am.
"The woman allegedly died by suicide while on a video call with her friend Satya at around 12.24 am. She had checked into the hotel with a man on Wednesday morning," Langar Houz Sub-Inspector Syed Munwar Ali said.
Hotel staff informed the police after discovering the incident. Officers reached the hotel, conducted a preliminary inspection and shifted the body for a post-mortem examination. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. They are collecting CCTV footage from the hotel, examining Renuka's mobile phone and questioning the man who had accompanied her to reconstruct the sequence of events leading up to her death.
"A case has been registered, and we are investigating all aspects. The exact reason behind the woman's death will be known only after the investigation is completed," Ali said. Police are awaiting the post-mortem report and forensic findings before determining the circumstances surrounding the death.