Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao‘s daughter Uma Maheswari was found dead at her Hyderabad home on Monday.

According to media reports, which cited police, Maheswari had been suffering from a brief illness. Jubilee Hills CI Rajasekhar Reddy told The News Minute that the victim died by suicide. It is believed that she was found her hanging from the ceiling fan in her bedroom.

An investigation is currently underway. An official cause of death will be revealed following an autopsy.

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As per ANI, police have taken her body to a local government hospital for an autopsy. A case has been registered under Criminal Procedure Code Section 174 (Police to enquire and report on suicide), the news agency added. 

Maheswari had reportedly been facing health issues for the last few months. Police suspect she might have ended her life due to depression over health issues, Telengana Today reported. However, the reason behind the suicide cannot be independently confirmed.

NTR had eight sons and four daughters. Chandrababu Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh rushed to Maheswari’s residence. Her brother, popular actor and TDP legislator N Balakrishna and other family members who live abroad have been informed about the incident, local media reports said.

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A police official told PTI that Maheswari’s younger daughter, son-in-law and a relative broke open the door of the bedroom after failing to get a response from her. They found her hanging from the ceiling fan. Her husband was out of town at the time.

Maheswari got married to K. Sreenevasa Prasad in December 2021. This was her second marriage. She was previously married to an Indian businessman, Narendra Rajan, from Andhra Pradesh.