Kamareddy: Twenty-five-year-old Srinath Reddy, a native of Talamadla village in Rajampet mandal of Kamareddy district in Telangana has died under suspicious circumstances in London. Detailing the incident, the deceased’s father, Madhusudan Reddy, said that Srinath had gone to London for higher studies 14 months ago and was pursuing his second year of MS at Leicester University.
On June 22 night, he attended a friend’s birthday celebration and returned to his room and the next morning was found dead under suspicious circumstances. His roommates informed his relatives in London, who then alerted the family in India. The family said they were informed about his death on June 24, Wednesday.
The family has appealed to both the Indian government and the Telangana State government for assistance in repatriating Srinath’s body and for a thorough investigation into the cause of death. The deceased’s father, Madhusudan Reddy stated, “We are from Talamadla village of Rajampet mandal. My son went to London for higher studies 14 months ago. He used to speak to us daily on the phone. On the night before his death, he spoke to us at 9 PM. We don’t know how he died. We are trying to understand the reason behind his death and we request the Indian and Telangana State governments to help us find out what caused his death”.
“We learned about his death on June 24, Wednesday through our relatives. Our relatives also went to the hospital to enquire about his death, but the police stopped them there. We don’t suspect anyone, but we need to know the reason for his death”, he further said. “We have received information that on the night of the 22nd, he went to a birthday function and returned home. He went to sleep while one of his roommates went out. When the roommate returned the next morning, he found him dead and informed his friends, who then informed our relatives. We are not sure if it was murder or suicide”, the father added.
Srinath Reddy was the only son in a household which invested everything on his future. The family took on a significant financial burden, an education loan and money borrowed from relatives to fund his master’s degree in the United Kingdom. He had been in London for just over a year and had immense ambitions, dreams about his career. However, he has died under mysterious circumstances. The police in the United Kingdom are investigating the matter and have not confirmed the exact cause of the death.
(With Inputs from ANI)
