CA dies by suicide in Telangana after gambling losses Police say
A 33-year-old chartered accountant died by suicide by inhaling helium gas in a hotel room in Siddipet district of Telangana after suffering heavy losses in gambling, police said on Wednesday, August 5.
The man, a native of Siddipet district who was employed at a firm in Hyderabad, was found dead in the hotel room on Tuesday, August 5, a senior police official said.
According to police, he purchased a helium gas cylinder along with related equipment from Balanagar in Hyderabad and used a mask to inhale the gas, ending his life in the hotel room on August 1. The official said he had watched YouTube videos on the method beforehand.
Hotel staff alerted police on August 4, after he failed to respond to repeated knocks on his door. Police said they reached the spot and entered the room through the windows, where they found him dead.
A suicide note was recovered from the room in which he purportedly cited losses from gambling as the reason for ending his life, police said.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the official said the man was addicted to gambling and had suffered significant financial losses. Police said that although his relatives had helped him to some extent to recover from the losses, he had also sold his own flat in Hyderabad.
