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Hyderabad Police Say 31-Year-Old Software Engineer Died by Suicide Over Job Demands

Police attribute the death to difficulty coping with recently assigned coding work.

Overview

  • The man was found dead at his Miyapur residence on February 4, according to Hyderabad police.
  • Officers said he struggled with the requirements of his role after taking on coding tasks.
  • He had joined a prominent software firm roughly two months earlier.
  • He had discussed his difficulties with his wife and brother, and his wife was away in Andhra Pradesh in January.
  • Police stated that long working hours were not cited as a factor, in a PTI report republished by News18.