KOLKATA, Sept. 1 -- A 31-year-old woman died by suicide at her Birbhum district house on Tuesday, the West Bengal police said.

Police said they received a call from the family on Tuesday morning and rushed a team to the village. "Prima facie it appears that she died by hanging. The body was sent for autopsy," a senior police officer said.

The woman, who was found dead in the first-floor balcony of a two-storey house, is the daughter of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee's cousin.

Her family said she took a bath, and had her breakfast with her grandfather before she went to the first floor. When she didn't come down for a long time, her grandfather went looking for her and found her hanging.

The woman was separated from her husband ...