Mysuru: Nitya (26), a photographer and daughter of city’s renowned photographer late Netraraju, committed suicide by hanging self at her residence in Vidyaranyapuram yesterday evening. She was staying with her mother Mala.

Vidyaranyapuram Police, who reached the spot, conducted mahazar, registered a case and shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary for post-mortem.

Police said that the reason for Nitya to take the extreme step is yet to be known.

Post-mortem was conducted this morning and the body was handed over to the family members.