Chennai: Realtor from Andhra Pradesh jumps to death

CHENNAI: A 69-year-old realtor, who lived with his family at a highrise for bureaucrats in Nerkundram, was found dead early on Wednesday. Police said the deceased, Madhusudhanan Reddy, leapt to death from the 14th floor of 'A' block of TAISHA in Nerkundram.
The gated community in Chinmaya Nagar houses serving and retired all-India service officers. The deceased businessman was a native of Andhra Pradesh, who was living in Chennai with his family.
Preliminary investigations revealed that around 5.30 am, morning walkers saw Madhusudhanan lying unconscious in a pool of blood and alerted the guards and police. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police said it appears that the businessman committed suicide as he was upset over his daughter's troubled marital life. Due to a difference of opinion with her husband and constant physical attacks, his daughter had returned to her parent's house in Chennai in January this year.
Police said the family had moved to the apartment in TAISHA four years ago. Madhusudhanan was a real estate businessman, primarily dealing with projects in southern Tamil Nadu, especially in Tuticorin and Tirunelveli. Virugambakkam police have registered a case and are investigating. (Assistance for those having suicidal thoughts is available on Tamil Nadu's health helpline 104 and Sneha's suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050)