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Hyderabad: After Infosys' Neelima, another techie kills self

Suicide
Hyderabad, Sept 3: Another tragic news of suicide shocked all, especially people working in the software industry. Months after Infosys employee Neelima's death, another techie committed suicide on Sunday, Sept 2. [UPDATE: Another techie dies; After Neelima's suicide, death continues to haunt software engineers from Andhra Pradesh]

The engineer has been identified as E Anil Kumar, a resident of Guntur district. 30-year-old Anil was found dead in his car at Kukatpally, a major residential and commercial suburb in Hyderabad.

Police found a suicide note in the car written by Anil which stated, "I am ending my life as life was not convenient as I had desired."

After initial investigation, police sources informed that Anil consumed some pesticide while he was on his way to his sister's house.

Police registered a case of suicide and efforts were being made to hand over the body to his family members in Guntur.

Sources informed that Anil returned from US on Saturday and checked in a hotel in the city. His close family members and friends were shocked as they had no idea what compelled the young techie to take the extreme step of ending his life.

Recently, Neelima's suicide created controversy. 27-year-old Neelima committed suicide inside the office premise on Jul 31. Her family members initially claimed that it was a case of murder. However, later they approached the police urging them to end their investigation. [Read: Reasons behind Infosys employee Neelima's death revealed]

Neelima too had returned from US just days before her death. She was assigned a project for which she went to US in 2011 and returned to India on Jul 21, 2012.

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