Bengaluru: Newlywed finds she is second wife, ends life

BENGALURU: Upset on learning that she was her husband's second wife, a 24-year-old newlywed woman hanged herself from the ceiling of her rental house at Kaveri Layout in Marathahalli on Tuesday. Gouthami took the extreme step between midnight and 4am.
Her husband Reddy Prasad found her body when he woke up early in the morning. Marathahalli police have booked Prasad and his first wife Ayusha Banu, based on a complaint filed by Gouthami's father A Babu.
Babu told police Gouthami had completed her BCom and was working with a private firm in Punganur, Andhra Pradesh. She fell in love with Prasad of Dinnipalli, a neighbouring village, and reportedly eloped with him.
The duo tied the knot on March 19, 2022. Babu filed a missing-person complaint then, but she appeared before police and informed about her marriage. The couple thereafter shifted to Bengaluru.
Babu alleged that Gouthami came to know Prasad had a daughter with Banu. On Tuesday, Gouthami called Babu saying Banu had come to the house. When she asked why, Banu and Prasad allegedly abused and harassed Gouthami.