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Kannada Author and Publisher Asha Raghu Dies by Suicide in Bengaluru

Police opened an unnatural-death case after relatives broke open a room door at her home.

Overview

  • Police said the 46-year-old was found hanging inside a room at her Malleswaram residence.
  • Family members forced entry after getting no response and alerted authorities.
  • Bengaluru police confirmed registration of an unnatural-death case and said the investigation is underway.
  • Officers noted she had been dealing with depression following the death of her husband, K.C. Raghu, two years ago, and she is survived by a daughter.
  • Raghu was an acclaimed Kannada novelist, playwright, and publisher whose works include Avarta, Gata, and Maye, and she received the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award among other honors.