Woman shows noose to colleague on video call:Asks, ‘Will you marry me or not?’, found dead in morning; both worked at a company in Hyderabad

A woman working at a multinational company in Hyderabad died by suicide by hanging herself. According to police, she made a video call to a male colleague at around 2.30am on Saturday night. At the time, he was attending an event with his mother. During the call, the woman showed him a scarf tied to a ceiling fan and threatened to take her life if he did not marry her. The colleague reached the woman’s flat at around 5.30am but found the door locked from inside. After receiving information through Dial 112, police arrived at the scene and had the door opened. The woman’s body was found hanging from the ceiling fan. Colleague was already married; divorce proceedings ongoing The woman was identified as Archana Chaudhary Malik. She was from Uttar Pradesh and worked as a senior associate at a multinational company in Hyderabad. The incident took place at her flat in the Chandra Nayak Thanda area of Madhapur. The colleague was identified as Bhandari Vimal, who is from Uttarakhand. According to preliminary police information, the two had been in a relationship for around four years. Divorce proceedings related to Vimal’s marriage were ongoing.