Bhubaneswar, 5/12: The death of UCO Bank manager R Ranjita Rao in the city is still shrouded in mystery. City residents are inquisitive to know the reason of her untimely and unexpected death.

The body of 31 year old Ranjita’s body was found hanging from the ceiling of her room today morning. According to her parents, she was mentally stable and sound before going to bed last night. Unmarried Ranjita had played Ludo on mobile phone with her mother after taking dinner at 10 pm and before going to bed.

Then what prompted her to commit suicide ? Was she in any mental pressure ? If yes, what kind of pressure? All these questions are agitating the minds of the city denizens.

When Ranjita’s father opened the door of her room today morning, he was awestruck to see that his daughter was hanging from the ceiling with the help of her dupatta. The harried father then informed the police.  Police seized her body and sent it to Capital Hospital for post mortem.

Sources said Ranjita had shared a song in her Facebook a few hours before her death. She has also posted a message on the life and death in her Facebook timeline. The photograph of a KTM bike was posted in her Facebook. The bike reportedly belongs to Bikash Mallick, who is Ranjita’s Facebook friend. He has unfriended Ranjita from his Facebook account after her suicide.

Besides, Ranjita had also friendship with a youth named as Gyan Prakash Mohapatra. However, the police has started investigation as to the kind of friendship they had with Ranjita.

Ranjita’s parents are residents of Nabarangpur. She had been posted as the manager of UCO Bank’s Ashok Nagar branch two years ago. Ranjita’s mother had come to Ranjita ten days ago and her father on Wednesday last.

Khandagiri police is on the look out for concrete proof to ascertain the reason and the circumstances behind her suicide.