Software engineer dies by suicide due to chronic illness in Hyderabad | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: A 36-year-old software engineer died by suicide at his friend’s flat in Kondapur on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sourabh Shekar, and was suffering from a chronic illness, according to police officials.Gachibowli inspector K Saidulu said Sourabh Shekhar was a native of Haryana. He was working at a private company in Raidurg and lived with his younger brother in an apartment near Inorbit mall.Police said Sourabh left his flat on Saturday evening after informing his brother that he was going to meet a friend. His last message to his family was the address of his friend’s apartment, which he sent to his family’s WhatsApp group.“His family members reached out to him on Sunday morning, and when there was no response, his brother arrived at the address given by Sourabh to check on him and found the apartment locked from inside,” police said, adding that they were alerted after there was no response despite repeated knocks.A police team entered the apartment after breaching the door and found Sourabh lifeless inside. “It appears to be a case of death by inhalation of helium,” the inspector said, adding that Sourabh was alone in the flat when he took the extreme step.Sourabh’s brother Lacshay told police that he was suffering from chronic stomach pain for over a decade. “He also left a suicide note expressing his inability to continue living with the persistent health problems,” police said. As the family said they have no suspicion about Sourabh’s death, police registered a case under section 194 (suspicious death) of BNSS and shifted the body for post-mortem.