‘Marital discord’: Man sends phone password to sister, hangs himself in Bengaluru hotel

BENGALURU: A 41-year-old civil contractor messaged his iPhone's password to his younger sister at 4am and hanged himself from the window grills with his pyjamas in a hotel in west Bengaluru.

Marital discord is said to have pushed him to take the extreme step, police said.Vinay P, a resident of Chandra Layout II Stage, was found hanging in a hotel room in Nagarabhavi on May 24.According to the complaint filed by his sister, she tried to reach him over the phone immediately after she received the message revealing his password, but in vain. With the help of her relatives, she located him in the hotel and rushed there.

As the door was locked from inside, Jnanabarathi police were alerted. The door was broken open to find him hanging from the window grills. No death note was found in the room. According to the complaint, Vinay met Sandhya (name changed) through a matrimonial website, and they got married in 2017 in a five-star hotel in Vasanth Nagar. Their daughter was born in 2018 after which the couple developed differences. Sandhya reportedly separated Vinay from his family and they lived in Rajajinagar.

Two years later, Vinay found that his wife had already been married to another man, filed a divorce petition in the court and was attending the proceedings. He became an alcoholic. In between, Vinay built a house and registered the property in Sandhya's name. However, his wife pestered him for divorce as she wanted to pursue her career in modelling and acting. His opposition allegedly prompted Sandhya to harass their daughter.

In Oct 2024, Sandhya admitted Vinay, who was disturbed by the turn of events, to a rehabilitation centre. He was released in Jan.A police officer said the wife has been booked for abetment to suicide.If you are having suicidal thoughts or in need of emotional support, call suicide-prevention helplines: Tele-Manas helpline: 14416 or 1800-891-4416, SAHAI Helpline: 080-25497777.