Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s granddaughter, Soundarya was found dead in Bengaluru on 28th January. Soundarya aged 30 was the daughter of the Padma, Yediyurappa’s oldest daughter. As per the sources, it was death by suicide and her relatives found her body in her apartment located in Bengaluru and immediately rushed her to hospital. However, she was dead. A post-mortem is being conducted at the Bowring hospital in the city and a police investigation is underway.
Soundarya was working as a doctor at the MS Ramaiah Hospital and married Neeraj in 2019. This couple has a four-month baby. As per Yediyurappa’s office, she suffered from postpartum depression and was undergoing treatment for this.
Soon after this news out, Karnataka CM Basavaraju Bommai rushed to the hospital to meet Yediyurappa and offer his condolences.