Ex-TV anchor ends life

Vijayawada: A 25-year-old woman found hanging from ceiling at her residence at Eedupugallu village of Kankipadu mandal on Sunday night. The woman was identified as Mattapalli Tejaswini, who earlier worked as an anchor in a local TV channel in Vijayawada. 

According to Kankipadu police, Tejaswini married Pavan Kumar, a private employee, five years ago and the couple was blessed with a girl. They had been residing in MBMR colony in Eedupugallu village along with the parents of husband Pavan Kumar.

Police said Tejaswini and her mother-in-law Annapurna Devi had dispute on Saturday night over domestic issues. Tejaswini locked the bedroom from inside and resorted to the extreme step. The body was sent to the government hospital for post-mortem. Kankipadu police are investigating the case.