A 38-year-old software engineer, Karthikeyan, electrocuted himself to death in his home in Thazhambur, Chennai, over alleged work pressure.

The incident occurred on Thursday night while he was alone at his residence off Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR).

On Monday, his wife Jayarani left for Thirunallaru temple with her friends from a self-help group, leaving Karthikeyan alone at home.

Upon her return on Thursday night, she found the door locked from inside and received no response to her knocks.

Using an alternate key to enter the house, she discovered Karthikeyan lying unconscious with his entire body wrapped in a power cable connected to a main junction box in the hall.

He lived with his wife, K Jayarani, and their two children, aged 10 and eight.

The police have registered a case of unnatural death and are currently investigating the matter further.

According to TOI, Karthikeyan, originally from Theni, had been working at a software firm in Pallavaram for 15 years.

Police reports suggest that he had been suffering from depression due to work pressure and was receiving treatment at a hospital in Medavakkam for the past two months.

The police have since secured Karthikeyan's body and sent it for post-mortem to Chromepet government hospital.

The technician's suicide comes amid nationwide uproar over toxic work conditions, following the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant with Ernst & Young.

Anna Sebastian Perayil's mother alleged that a work culture that "seems to glorify overwork" affected her health, eventually leading to her death.

The Union Labour Ministry has launched a probe into the death of Anna Sebastian Perayil after her mother alleged that a work culture that "seems to glorify overwork" affected her health, eventually leading to death.

With inputs from agencies