VIJAYAWADA: A woman committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her residence in Mogalrajpuram area in the city on Monday. The deceased was identified as Renuka Sridevi (19) of Yerrabalem village in Guntur district. According to Machavaram circle inspector Prabhakar, the incident came to light around 9 pm when Sridevi’s husband Bhuvanagiri Nagavenkata Anjana Krishna (30) returned home.
Preliminary investigation revealed the woman had an argument with Krishna in the morning over his alleged extramarital affair. Krishna and Renuka got married in November last year. Police said Renuka learnt about Krishna’s alleged extramarital affair which led to frequent quarrels. Police said the woman might have ended her life soon after Krishna left for work on Monday. A case has been registered.