Bhubaneswar, Feb. 12 -- In a shocking incident, a rapper from Odisha allegedly died by suicide by consuming poison in Bengaluru here today.

The deceased was identified as Abhinav Singh, a resident of Kaligali in Cuttack and an engineer by profession. He was working in Bengaluru where the incident took place.

While the exact cause of death is not established yet, family members have alleged that Singh was subjected to harassment by his wife and was in acute mental distress which led him to take such a extreme step.

" I call him everyday at around 8 am before he left for office. He had spoken to his father the previous night. Strangely, he asked me to wake him up around 9 am instead of 8 am since he had moved closer to his office. I star...