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Vizianagaram Newlywed Dies by Suicide Over TET Results
Tanuja was a 24-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh.
She had recently married Prasanna Kumar.
Reports say she became very upset after seeing her Teacher Eligibility Test marks.
She allegedly died by suicide while alone in an upstairs room at her in-laws’ home.
Her family later found her and alerted the police.
Accounts differ on whether she was taken to a hospital before being declared dead.
Police registered a case and sent her body for a postmortem examination.
They are examining the circumstances from all angles.
The investigation is still continuing.
Tanuja, 24, allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws’ home in Vizianagaram district.
Reports link her distress to unexpectedly low marks in the Teacher Eligibility Test.
She married private-college lecturer Prasanna Kumar on July 2.
Tanuja reportedly returned to her husband’s village on August 19 after staying with her mother.
Pedamanapuram police registered a case, ordered a postmortem, and began investigating the circumstances.
- Who
- Tanuja, a 24-year-old newlywed woman; her husband was Prasanna Kumar, a private-college lecturer.
- What
- Tanuja allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws’ residence after reportedly becoming distressed over her TET marks.
- Where
- At her in-laws’ residence in Chinarajeru village, Dattirajeru mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- She reportedly returned to her husband’s village on August 19; the death was reported on a Thursday, but no calendar date is given.
- Why
- Family members reportedly told police that she was distressed after seeing her TET response sheet and learning that she had scored fewer marks than expected.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Tanuja, aged 24
- Examination
- Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
- Marriage
- Tanuja married Prasanna Kumar on July 2
- Village
- Chinarajeru, in Dattirajeru mandal
- Police action
- Pedamanapuram police registered a case
- Postmortem
- The body was sent to Gajapathinagaram government hospital
- Investigation
- Police are examining the circumstances and continuing the investigation
Quotes
Visinigiri Chandrasekhar
Father of the deceased and a head constable at Veeraghattam police station
“Tanuja had no other known problems and was upset over her TET marks.”
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