Women Ends Life in Ameenpur Over Fear Of Ants

In a heartbreaking incident reported from the outskirts of Hyderabad, a young mother ended her life after struggling for years with an overwhelming fear of ants. 

The woman, identified as Manisha, was just 25 and lived in Ameenpur with her husband and three-year-old daughter.

Police say Manisha had been battling an intense phobia of ants since childhood, a condition known as myrmecophobia. Despite receiving treatment earlier, the fear



never left her. 

According to investigators, she wrote a note explaining that she could no longer live with the constant anxiety and asked her husband to take care of their child.

On Tuesday evening, her husband, Srikanth returned home from work to find the door locked from inside. When repeated knocks went unanswered, he sought help from neighbors to break open the door. Inside, they found Manisha had taken her life using a saree.