Young Journo Commits Suicide Due To Loneliness

Hyderabad: R. Rajesh Chowdary (32), a journalist working with Zee TV Telugu, committed suicide by hanging self from a ceiling fan at his flat in Motinagar.

Incidentally, before taking drastic step, he posted Facebook status that indicated his depressed state of mind and also left behind a suicide note. The deceased worked as a desk editor at Zee TV Telugu.

“My life has been incredibly difficult growing up without my mother. I felt lonely. I always had a wish to go to the world my mother went. This is my own decision,” his suicide note read.

His Facebook post read as, “Miss you all, I am sorry. When I was born, I was not born alone. I was born along with my death.”

His friends got worried after seeing his posts and tried to reach him. They went to his house and found the door locked from inside. They immediately alerted the

Rajesh’s Facebook post

Miss you all, I am sorry. When I was born, I was not born alone. I was born along with my death

police, who broke open the door only to find him dead.

Rajesh was single, living alone in Hyderabad and never said whether he had plans to get married, said his friend. He often used to visit his village Janakipuram in Khammam, where his father stays, but he never resided there.

One of his friends said that Rajesh was not happy after the early death of his mother and brother and often remained isolated.