Hyderabad: A 26-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a hotel room under the Langar Houz police station limits in Hyderabad in the early hours of Friday, July 3, prompting an investigation into the events leading to her death.
The deceased was identified as Renuka, a resident of Alwal. Police said she was married, had a child and was employed at a restaurant and pub in the city.
According to investigators, Renuka checked into a hotel in Langar Houz along with a man on Wednesday at around 3 am. Police said the man left the hotel at approximately 10.30 pm on Thursday, while Renuka remained in the room.
Hotel records reportedly show that she ordered dinner at around 11.56 p.m. Later, she is believed to have made a video call to a friend identified as Satya before allegedly ending her life.
Langar Houz Sub-Inspector Syed Munwar Ali said the woman allegedly died by suicide while on a video call at around 12.24 am.
Hotel staff alerted the police after discovering the incident. A team from the Langar Houz police station rushed to the hotel, conducted a preliminary inspection and shifted the body to Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Case registered
Police have registered a case and are collecting CCTV footage from the hotel, examining the woman’s mobile phone and questioning the man who had accompanied her to establish the sequence of events leading up to her death.
Meanwhile, members of Renuka’s family have rejected the suicide claim and alleged that she was murdered. Following the allegations, police took the man who had checked into the hotel with her into custody for questioning.
“We are investigating all aspects of the case. The exact reason behind the woman’s death will be known only after the investigation is completed,” SI Syed Munwar Ali said.
Police are awaiting the post-mortem report and forensic findings before arriving at any conclusions.
