Bengaluru Tech Couple Dies by Suicide After Job Loss

In a tragic sequence of events in Bengaluru, a 32-year-old software engineer died by suicide in his apartment, and his 31-year-old partner took her own life shortly after discovering his body, police reported on Monday.

The incident unfolded at Nikoo Homes in Bhartiya City, a residential complex on Thanisandra Main Road in the Kothanur area. Bhanu Chander Reddy Kunta, originally from Siddipet district in Telangana, was found hanging in the locked bedroom of the couple's apartment. His partner, Bibi Shaziya Siraj, from Medchal district in Telangana, had returned home after visiting her mother in Hyderabad and alerted security guards and neighbors when he did not respond to her knocks or calls. The guards forced open the door, revealing Reddy's body.

Shaziya remained at the scene for about 20 minutes, making calls to emergency services as neighbors gathered, according to investigators. She then took the elevator to an upper floor of the building and jumped, falling to her death. Police estimate the time between the discovery of Reddy's body and Shaziya's jump was mere minutes. Both bodies were sent for postmortem examination, and authorities have registered two separate cases of...