Diagnosed with breast cancer, 25-yr-old woman techie commits suicide

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November 15, 2018

Bengaluru, Nov 15: A 25-year-old woman, who was working as a software engineer in Karnataka’s capital, has committed suicide in Gurugram in Haryana after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Geetam, a native of Bhiwani district in Haryana, checked into a hotel in Gurugram on Monday evening.When she did not respond to a phone call on Tuesday, the hotel staff informed the police. The police broke open the room and found her hanging. Police said she may have committed suicide on Monday night.

The police said they found a suicide note which states that Geetam killed herself because she was diagnosed with breast cancer and was unable to deal with the situation.

Geetam had come to her village to meet her family during Diwali. On Monday, she left Bhiwani to meet her father who works at Gurugram. After visiting him, she booked the hotel room.

The body has been handed over to Geetam's parents after postmortem, said Narendra Khatana, SHO, Sector 56 police station.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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