A 25-year-old woman died under mysterious circumstances after reportedly falling from a residential flat in Hyderabad.
According to the Hyderabad Police, the woman, identified as Ashwitha Singh, was brought to the city by a businessman, Rajesh Babu, for her surrogacy reportedly valued at Rs10 lakh.
However, tensions between the two broke out on Wednesday, with Ashwitha allegedly expressing dissatisfaction over Rajesh’s behaviour, police said.
The woman, who belonged to Odisha, had been staying in a room in the businessman’s flat on the ninth floor of Hyderabad’s My Home Bhooja society for the past month, while her husband was housed in a separate room, police said.
The police suspect that to escape from the flat, the woman may have attempted to climb down and fell, but are also examining whether she accidentally fell or died by suicide.
After the incident, a case was registered against Rajesh Babu under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the body was sent to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem.
Speaking about the case, Raidurgam, a senior official of the Hyderabad Police, said, “We are investigating all angles, including the circumstances leading to the fall and the surrogacy deal.”
Further investigation is underway.
