NEW DELHI: Indian Ju-Jitsu athlete Rohini Kalam, aged 35, was found dead at her home in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh.
According to police, Kalam, who had represented India at the Asian Games, was discovered hanging in her room. Her younger sister, Roshni, told police that Rohini worked as a martial arts coach at a private school in Ashta city.
Roshni said that Rohini had come to Dewas on Saturday to visit family. On Sunday morning, she had breakfast as usual, went to her room to make a phone call, and then locked the door. Later, she was found hanging in the room. The family rushed her to a nearby hospital, where doctors confirmed her death.
Family members revealed that Rohini had been under stress due to work-related issues and repeated rejections of marriage proposals. Before her death, she reportedly appeared disturbed during a phone call and hinted that she was being harassed by her school principal.
Police said initial investigations suggest that the death appears to be a suicide. At the time of the incident, only Rohini and her sister were present in the house.
Rohini Kalam had previously won a bronze medal for India
