Prathyusha Garimella, the popular film industry fashion designer was found dead in her apartment’s bathroom in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills on Saturday. A bottle of carbon monoxide was found in her room, which the police suspect she inhaled.
The police have filed a case of suspicious death. Her family and friends have also been informed.
Reports suggests that Prathyusha was suffering from depression. However, an investigation is underway and her body has been shifted to the Osmania Hospital for autopsy.
Prathyusha Garimella had studied fashion designing in the US and started her career in Hyderabad. She started a label under her name in 2013 and after that there was no looking back for her. She had worked for several popular celebrities in Tollywood and some in Bollywood too. Her clientele boasts of some big names.
Fashion Designer Prathyusha Garimella dies under suspicious circumstances
The police, who initially treated it as a death under suspicious circumstances, later found a suicide note. Prathyusha Garimella reportedly wrote that she was fed up with her lonely life, saying that this was not the life she was aspiring for.
The fashion designer wrote she did not want to be a burden on her parents and that she was sorry for taking the extreme step.
Actor Ram Charan’s wife Upasana Konidela took to Twitter to condole the death of her friend. “My bestie, my dearest friend. Gone too soon – Upset/Pissed/Sad – She had the best of everything, career, friends & family, yet succumbed to depression….Post this incident, truly believe that karmic baggage passes through lifetimes. We pray for her peace,” Upasana wrote.