Bizwoman, 50, hangs self at her Nungambakkam house
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.09.2019
Reeta Lankalingam, joint chairman of Lanson Toyota, a car dealership firm, committed suicide at her residence in Nungambakkam on Thursday, police said. She was 50.
Reeta’s husband Lankalingam Murugesu is the chairman of the firm. He was not at home when she ended her life. There were four maids and a security guard at the residence. Reeta was in a bedroom on the first floor. Since she didn’t turn up for breakfast at 7am, her usual time, the maids knocked on her door.
Reeta’s childhood friend Mekala, who lives on Sterling Road, tried to reach her mobile. As she didn’t answer, Mekala became suspicious and visited the house. The maids informed her that Reeta didn’t turn up for breakfast. Mekala, accompanied by the maids and a security guard, went to Reeta’s bedroom. They found her hanging from the ceiling.
Later, they informed her husband and police. A team from the Nungambakkam police station rushed to the house. Meanwhile, residents took Reeta to a hospital on Greams Road where she was declared dead on arrival. She used a sari to commit suicide, police said. Police registered a case of unnatural death under Section 174 of CrPC.
Nungambakkam assistant commissioner of police Muthuvel Pandi, who visited Reeta’s residence, said, “We didn’t find any suicide note. We will inquire with the family members to identify the reason for the suicide.”
Preliminary inquiries revealed that the couple attended a board meeting at their firm’s corporate office in Teynampet on Wednesday.
Some of those who attended the meeting told the investigation officers that the couple had a spat during the meeting when Reeta demanded that an employee in the administration section be sacked, though it was rejected by Lankalingam.
The couple apparently continued their fight after they returned home and in a fit of anger Lankalingam stormed out of the house on Wednesday evening and never returned. During questioning, he told police that he stayed at a hotel and added that he tried to contact his wife on Wednesday night and on Thursday morning.
Police said they seized Reeta’s cellphone, which will be examined to check her activity before she took the extreme step.
The couple’s son Sivanka and his family reside elsewhere in the city, while their daughter Malavika lives abroad with her family. Apart from the car dealership, the family is into other businesses, as well as into exports.
TRAGIC END: Residence of Reeta Lankalingam (below), joint chairman of Lanson Group, in Nungambakkam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.09.2019
Reeta Lankalingam, joint chairman of Lanson Toyota, a car dealership firm, committed suicide at her residence in Nungambakkam on Thursday, police said. She was 50.
Reeta’s husband Lankalingam Murugesu is the chairman of the firm. He was not at home when she ended her life. There were four maids and a security guard at the residence. Reeta was in a bedroom on the first floor. Since she didn’t turn up for breakfast at 7am, her usual time, the maids knocked on her door.
Reeta’s childhood friend Mekala, who lives on Sterling Road, tried to reach her mobile. As she didn’t answer, Mekala became suspicious and visited the house. The maids informed her that Reeta didn’t turn up for breakfast. Mekala, accompanied by the maids and a security guard, went to Reeta’s bedroom. They found her hanging from the ceiling.
Later, they informed her husband and police. A team from the Nungambakkam police station rushed to the house. Meanwhile, residents took Reeta to a hospital on Greams Road where she was declared dead on arrival. She used a sari to commit suicide, police said. Police registered a case of unnatural death under Section 174 of CrPC.
Nungambakkam assistant commissioner of police Muthuvel Pandi, who visited Reeta’s residence, said, “We didn’t find any suicide note. We will inquire with the family members to identify the reason for the suicide.”
Preliminary inquiries revealed that the couple attended a board meeting at their firm’s corporate office in Teynampet on Wednesday.
Some of those who attended the meeting told the investigation officers that the couple had a spat during the meeting when Reeta demanded that an employee in the administration section be sacked, though it was rejected by Lankalingam.
The couple apparently continued their fight after they returned home and in a fit of anger Lankalingam stormed out of the house on Wednesday evening and never returned. During questioning, he told police that he stayed at a hotel and added that he tried to contact his wife on Wednesday night and on Thursday morning.
Police said they seized Reeta’s cellphone, which will be examined to check her activity before she took the extreme step.
The couple’s son Sivanka and his family reside elsewhere in the city, while their daughter Malavika lives abroad with her family. Apart from the car dealership, the family is into other businesses, as well as into exports.
TRAGIC END: Residence of Reeta Lankalingam (below), joint chairman of Lanson Group, in Nungambakkam
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