US EditionPrathyusha`s death case: SC convicts Siddhartha Reddy for abetment to suicide
The Supreme Court affirmed Siddhartha Reddy’s conviction based on overwhelming medical evidence, dismissing late claims of foul play and ordering his surrender within four weeks.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India upheld G. Siddartha Reddy's conviction for abetment of suicide, rejecting his plea and confirming Pratyusha died after consuming poison.
- According to court records, Pratyusha and Siddhartha Reddy drove out on February 23, 2002, bought pesticide, mixed it in a soft drink, and consumed it, leading to her death in Hyderabad on February 24, 2002.
- A bench found 'overwhelming' ocular and medical evidence that death resulted from poisoning, and held abetment was established by purchase of neurontone, rejecting accidental consumption.
- Ruling out murder by strangulation, the court said it was difficult to treat allegations of rape and strangulation as credible and dismissed P. Sarojini Devi's petition alleging foul play.
- More than two decades of litigation culminated in this apex judgment, with legal observers noting the ruling's emphasis on evidentiary standards in a long-standing case affecting Pratyusha's family and followers.
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Actress Pratyusha death: SC dismisses convict’s plea, directs him to surrender
Ruling out that there was strangulation and rape in the case, a bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan also dismissed the plea filed by P Sarojini Devi, Pratyusha's mother, who alleged foul play in the death.
Prathyusha`s death case: SC convicts Siddhartha Reddy for abetment to suicide
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, announced its verdict in the 23-year-old case of Tamil actress Prathyusha`s death, ruling out the chances of murder and rape. Meanwhile, the court also convicted actor Siddhartha Reddy for abetment to suicide
SC dismisses plea challenging conviction in Telugu actor Pratyusha's death case; says ‘difficult’ to allege rape, murder
Directing Siddhartha Reddy to surrender in the Telugu actor Pratyusha's death case, the Supreme Court turned down a plea challenging his conviction.
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The Economic TimesTelegu-Tamil actress Prathyusha death case: Supreme Court announces verdict, orders convict to surrender
The Supreme Court has delivered a verdict in the 2002 death of actress Prathyusha. The court dismissed a plea challenging a conviction related to her death. It upheld poisoning as the cause of death. Allegations of murder and rape were rejected. The court directed an individual to surrender within four weeks.
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