Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS): The wife of a techie, who had recently returned from the United States, committed suicide in her flat in Puppalaguda here, police said on Friday.

Rashmi Sharma (39) hanged herself in the apartment in Alkapur colony on Thursday evening when her husband Sanjiv Sharma and their two sons had gone out.

The family, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, had come to Hyderabad a month ago after their return from the US.

Sanjiv Sharma's visa had expired and he had secured a job at an IT company in Hyderabad.

On Thursday when Sanjiv along with his two sons had gone out for repair of their laptop, Rashmi hanged herself from the ceiling fan, a police official said.

Police said the investigations were on to know the reason for the woman's extreme step. The preliminary investigations show that there was no major problem between Sanjiv and his wife.

Police said they were waiting for the arrival of Rashmi's other family members.