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Hyderabad Woman, 25, Dies by Suicide After Years of Ant Phobia

Police opened a case following a parental complaint prompted by a note describing unmanageable anxiety.

Overview

  • Manisha, 25, of Ameenpur lived with her husband, Srikanth, and their three-year-old daughter, according to local reports.
  • Her husband returned from work to find the door locked from inside and, with neighbours, broke in to discover her hanging with a saree.
  • A suicide note cited constant anxiety linked to myrmecophobia and asked her husband to take care of their child, police said.
  • Police registered a case at Ameenpur police station after a complaint from her parents and said an investigation is underway.
  • Family and police accounts indicate she had feared ants for years, with The Tribune reporting prior counselling in her native Mancherial.