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Karnataka’s Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s Granddaughter Died By Suicide

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Granddaughter of Bhartiya Janta Party leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa, Soundarya died by suicide at her Bengaluru home on Friday. The 30-year-old doctor was found hanging in her first-floor home in Legacy Apartment.

Who Was Soundarya?

Soundarya was the daughter of Yediyurappa’s elder daughter Padmavati. She was a postgraduate in general surgery from MS Ramaiah and was married to Dr. Neeraj, a radiologist with the same hospital in 2018. They had been living in the Legacy Apartment on Cunningham Road for two years.

What Does The Investigation Say?

According to a preliminary investigation, it was a case of suicide. Soundarya was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her bedroom. The couple has a nine-month-old baby that was found sleeping in another room. Also, the police said that they didn’t find any death note from her home.

How Did It happen?

It happened around 10:30 AM on Friday when the housemaid and the nanny hired for the baby found Soundarya locked in her bedroom. They called her many times but got no response to their knocks and calls. This sparked suspicion and they called the police. Security personnel peeped inside the bedroom from an adjacent balcony and alerted the security personnel about the incident.

Dr. Neeraj was at the hospital at that time. He left the home at 8:30 AM but was called back by the nanny. By the time Dr. Neeraj reached home, the security personnel had already brought Soundarya down and were preparing to take her to hospital.

What Happened In The Hospital?

Soundarya was taken to a nearby private hospital where doctors tried to revive her breath. But … Read the rest

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Wrestler And Cousin Of Famous Phogat Sisters, Ritika Phogat Loses Wrestling Final And Her Life

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Wrestler Ritika Phogat committed suicide after losing the final match of a state-level wrestling tournament on Wednesday. 17-year-old Ritika Phogat was part of the famous Phogat family who shot to fame after Amir Khan’s movie Dangal.

How was Ritika Phogat related to Phogat family?

A resident of Jaitpur village in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu, Ritika Phogat was the cousin sister of famous Phogat sisters – Geeta and Babita. They are daughters of Mahavir Singh Phogat, an amateur wrestler and Dronacharya Awardee.

Wrestler Geeta won first-ever gold medal for India in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Also, she was the first woman wrestler to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Wrestler Babita has won one gold medal (2014 Commonwealth Games), one silver (2010 Commonwealth Games), and one bronze (2012 World Wrestling Championships).

Ritika Phogat had been taking training under Mahavir Singh Phogat at the Mahavir Phogat Sports Academy in Haryana for over five years. She was playing in the state-level sub-junior, junior women, and men wrestling tournament in Bharatpur.

She lost her final match on March 14 by 1 point but couldn’t bear the disappointment and allegedly committed suicide. The senior Phogat was said to be present at the tournament.

What did the Haryana minister say on the suicide of Ritika Phogat?

Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways said … Read the rest