Bhadradri Kothagudem, Oct.18 : A tragic incident unfolded in Bhadradri Kothagudem district after Ananthula Lakshminarayana, a civil supplies employee, died by suicide at a private lodge near the RTC bus stand in Bhadrachalam. The deceased left behind a detailed suicide note alleging persistent harassment, extortion demands, and false allegations by a co-worker and local media representatives.
According to police sources, Lakshminarayana had been facing severe mental distress due to ongoing disputes at his workplace. In his suicide note, which was shared in an official messaging group prior to his death, he alleged that a female computer operator and a group of media personnel harassed him after he opposed financial irregularities at the office. He further claimed that false sexual harassment complaints were filed against him as retaliation, accompanied by extortion demands of up to ₹1 crore.
Lodge staff alerted local police after noticing no movement from the room, following which officers broke open the door and recovered the body. Bhadrachalam police transferred the body to the area hospital for post-mortem examination and registered a case under Section 108 (abetment to suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against six named individuals based on the suicide note and a formal complaint filed by the victim’s family. An investigation is currently underway to ascertain full details.
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