A Bengaluru techie couple from Telangana died in a tragic sequence on 31 March 2026. Software engineer Bhanu Chandar Reddy Kunta, 32 died by suicide after prolonged depression linked to losing his ₹80 lakh US tech job to AI. Minutes later, his wife, IBM employee Bibi Shaziya Siraj, 31, jumped from their building’s 17th floor after discovering his body.
In a shocking series of events, a Bengaluru techie couple died within a short span on 31 March 2026. The incident drew widespread attention after the wife jumped from the 17th floor of their residential building just minutes after finding her husband dead in their house. The couple, now identified as 32-year-old Bhanu Chandar Reddy Kunta and his 31-year-old wife, Bibi Shaziya Siraj, were natives of Telangana who had shifted to Bengaluru in 2025.
According to the preliminary investigation, Kunta took the drastic step after battling depression for a prolonged period. The police reported on April 1, 2026, that Kunta was a software engineer who lost his high-paying job in the US due to artificial intelligence (AI).
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Shazia, a techie herself, had returned from work after completing her night shift at around 7:30 am. She was an employee at a leading technology company, IBM. After finding their room locked from the inside, she became worried and contacted security personnel and her neighbours for help.
When the door was forced open, they found Kunta unresponsive in the room. According to the police, he was depressed after losing his job. The incident was reported from the Kothanur locality in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
The couple had been together for two years, but Shazia’s family was not aware of their relationship. The police stated that they suspect this was the reason the couple had been living in Bengaluru. However, moving to Bengaluru did not help Kunta, who had been facing difficulty in securing a job.
After Kunta was found dead, Shazia stayed at the scene for nearly 20 minutes before running to the 17th floor, from where she jumped to her death.
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The police have registered two cases under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) at the Kothanur Police Station.
The couple had been together for around nine years and were reportedly in a live-in relationship before getting married. In a note left by Kunta, he wrote about his depression, stating that it was the sole reason for taking this extreme step and that no one should be held responsible for his actions. According to sources, his previous job was a high-end position in the US with an annual package of ₹80 lakh. Kunta had purchased a house in the US and built a separate home in Telangana for his family.
As further investigation is still underway, authorities are currently awaiting the post-mortem report to gain more clarity on the circumstances surrounding the untimely deaths of Kunta and his wife, Shazi
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