Woman soldier from Peddapalli dies by suicide in Gujarat

A resident of Subashnagar of NTPC, Gangabhavani is said to have died by hanging herself in the barracks.

Peddapalli: A woman soldier of the Border Security Force, Balla Gangabhavani (26) died, allegedly by suicide, on the Gujarat border on Sunday. Though the exact reason for the suicide was not yet known, she was found hanging in her quarters on Sunday morning.

A resident of Subashnagar of NTPC, Gangabhavani had joined the BSF four years ago and was working near Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Gangabhavani, who took leave from August 5 to 24 this year, extended her leave for one week and had rejoined duty after this. On Sunday, she was detailed for gate duty from 9 am to 12 noon. As she did not report for duty, officers went to her government quarters at 9.45 am and knocked on the door.

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Since the door was locked from inside, a constable Manowar Hussain climbed from behind the quarters and peeped through the window and senses that something was suspicious. Later, they broke open the door and found Gangabhavani hanging.

According to relatives, she was in a relationship with one Kancherla Siva Mahesh during her training and married him one year ago. Unfortunately, he died after six months. On August 22, she got engaged with a software engineer from Salem of Tamil Nadu and the marriage was scheduled to be held on December 5. However, she ended her life suddenly, with relatives still unsure of what happened.