Sep 21: Crime reporter of a private TV channel based in Noida committed suicide at her residence. The reporter Priya Singh found hanging from a ceiling fan in her room on Wednesday evening. Her roommate first noticed her body hanging and later reported to police.
Police has recovered a suicide note from the spot in which the reporter has blamed her seniors Tapan Bharti and Umesh Joshi under whom she was working were two hurdles in her progress and this was the reason she cited in her note for taking such an extreme step.
The 22 year old reporter of Total TV channel was in crime beat, occasionally anchoring but recently she had been dropped from anchoring.
Priya was staying in sector-19, Noida, sharing the room with a friend who is a software engineer. Priya belongs to Patna and her father Baban Singh is presently an army officer posted in Jammu. Police has informed her parents.
Taking the suicide note Noida police has registered a case of abetment of suicide against both the persons as Priya holds them responsible for with the note and further investigation has been ordered in this regard.
In the meantime both Tapan and Umesh have denied the charges mentioned in the suicide note. As per the report Tapan Bharati is currently working as the output editor and Umesh Joshi as a producer.
Police has questioned several other people including her roommate, friend and some other colleagues in her office. But as of now police has started its investigation from the points of suicide note. The TV channel authority has also been told to extend full support to the Noida Police.
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