Journalist dies by suicide, cops say she was harassed by husband

The Bengaluru police on Thursday, March 24, discovered the body of a woman at her residence in Whitefield, after her family said that they could not contact her for a few days. The woman was identified as Shruti Narayan, 37, who was working as an editor in Reuters for the past nine years. Her brother Nishant had reportedly turned up at his sister’s apartment after he was unable to contact her for a few days. Upon finding the door locked, he and some others broke the door open and found Shruti. Her body was in a decomposed state, and police suspect it to be a case of suicide.
Shruthi, a native of Kasaragod in Kerala, was married to a man named Anish Koyadan Koroth. According to Deccan Herald, the police recovered a suicide note from their apartment dated March 20, in which Shruti had purportedly written that she was facing harassment at the hands of her husband. The report also states that in his complaint, Shruti’s brother Nishanth told the police that Anish would allegedly harass Shruthi over money, and would also allegedly hit her on occasions. Based on his complaint, the police have filed a case under sections 306 (abetment to suicide) and 498 A (cruelty by husband or relative) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The police are yet to trace Anish and arrest him. However, efforts are on to find him, police said. As per the report, Nishant also told the police that Anish would allegedly come home in an inebriated state. Nishant also alleged that in January this year, the couple fought and Anish allegedly tried to injure Shruthi, but was stopped after intervention by the apartment’s security guards.