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Bengaluru Tech Worker Found Dead After Family Cites Astrologer’s Dire Prediction

Police opened an unnatural-death case following reports of a nine-day ritual prescribed by an astrologer.

Overview

  • Bagalagunte police registered an Unnatural Death Report and said the investigation is underway, with a post-mortem ordered.
  • The woman, identified in reports as Vidyajyothi, was found hanging at her Bengaluru home on Friday evening after she did not respond to calls.
  • Family members told reporters she had recently consulted an astrologer who warned of a short lifespan or a marriage that would end within two years.
  • Relatives said she performed a nine-day ritual based on that advice and was discovered on the ninth day as the family prepared to visit a temple.
  • Media accounts say she worked at Bosch from home and had an agreed marriage with a partner from Kodagu, while age and name spellings vary across reports.