Highlights
- TDP founder NTR's daughter Uma Maheshwari found hanging at her residence in Hyderabad. She was 57
- After preliminary info, police said she's suspected to have resorted to extreme step over depression
- Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and other family members rushed to Maheswari's residence
NTR's daughter found dead: TDP founder and former CM Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao's (known as NTR) daughter, Uma Maheshwari was found hanging at her residence in Telangana's Hyderabad on Monday. She was 57.
Uma Maheswari’s daughter, son-in-law and others broke open the door of the bedroom which was bolted from inside after failing to get a response from her, a police official said. They found her hanging from the ceiling fan, he said. Citing preliminary information, the official said she is suspected to have resorted to the extreme step over depression. A case under Section 174 of CrPC (Suicide) was registered, police added.
Police had shifted the body to a local government hospital for postmortem. She was reportedly facing health issues for the last few months and was under treatment. The Nandamuri family has reached her residence, local media reports suggest. She was the youngest among the four daughters of legendary actor NTR.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Daggubati Purandeswari and TDP President and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu's wife Nara Bhuwaneswari are her well-known sisters.
Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and other family members rushed to Maheswari's residence.
Uma Maheswari's brother popular Tollywood actor and TDP legislator N. Balakrishna and other family members who live abroad have been informed, family sources said.
NTR: TDP founder and people's leader
NTR, as N.T. Rama Rao was popularly known, was one of the tallest Telugu leaders. The actor-turned-politician had floated the TDP in 1982 on the slogan of Telugu self-respect and created a record of sorts by leading the party to power within nine months, ending the single party rule of the Congress in then undivided Andhra Pradesh.
He died 1996 at the age of 72, a few months after he was thrown out of power following a revolt led by his son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu.
NTR had 12 children - eight sons and four daughters. Uma Maheswari was the youngest of four daughters. Many family members had come together recently at the wedding of Uma Maheswari's daughter.
NTR's three sons including actor and former minister N. Harikrishna have already passed away.
(agencies inputs)
