24-year-old techie found dead inside a private hostel room in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A 24-year-old techie was found dead inside a private hostel room in Gachibowli here on Wednesday morning.

Pogaku Harini, a junior software developer with Golden Hills Capital India Private Limited in Hitech City committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan after her company announced lay-offs, Raidurgam police said.

“She resorted to the



extreme act on Tuesday night after her company served notices on her and some of her colleagues informing them that the firm will go for job cuts from December,” inspector S Ravinder said.

The victim hails from Mahabubnagar district and for the past two-and-half-years, she was working with the company. She was living in a working women’s hostel.