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Telangana Woman, 25, Dies by Suicide After Note Cites Fear of Ants

Police say a recovered note links the death to longstanding myrmecophobia.

Overview

  • The incident occurred on November 4 in Ameenpur, Sangareddy, where the woman was found hanging after her husband and neighbors forced open a locked door.
  • Earlier that day she had dropped her three-year-old daughter at a relative’s house, telling them she would return after cleaning.
  • Police identified her as C. Manisha, who was married in 2022 and had previously sought counselling in Mancherial for an intense fear of ants.
  • The note apologized to her husband, asked him to care for their child, and referenced small donations at Annavaram and Tirupati and a rice offering to Ellamma.
  • A case has been registered at Ameenpur police station and an investigation is underway, with officers saying she may have encountered ants while cleaning.