Grieving Father Seeks Justice, Police Protection after Son’s Suicide

Surasani Venkateshwar Reddy, father of the deceased, told ANI that obscene videos featuring his daughter-in-law Renuka and another person, Ramana Reddy, were doing the rounds on social media in September 2025, which deeply affected his son. “In 2018, we got him married to Renuka from Kothapalli village of Nandyal mandal of Nandyal district,” he said.

After marriage, they lived in Bengaluru for a year, then in Markapuram for a year, and finally settled in Bachupally, Hyderabad. Once settled in they were fine. However, in September 2025, Renuka made obscene videos with her boyfriend Ramana Reddy and forwarded them to him.

Ramana Reddy later shared them on social media and around 2,200 people viewed them publicly. Unable to bear this, Sitaram Reddy came to Markapuram. Renuka went to Nandyal. A month later, his elders, father and uncle came to Markapuram to talk. After they arrived, they said that the girl made a mistake, please forgive her.

“This will never happen again; we will make sure of it,” he added. Reddy said tensions remained despite discussions and attempts at reconciliation at the family level and his son died following allegations of harassment and mental distress related to a marital dispute.

A month later, his relatives called again and said they wanted to meet. “When I asked my son Sitaram Reddy, he said, ‘Dad, Renuka spoke to me. The children are crying, I will get used to it and live with them’.”

“I said I was 100 percent against it. They will kill you. You can’t go back like this.” In response, Sitaram Reddy said, “No, father. Whatever my fate is, it will be so. I will go.” he said.

According to the father, the situation worsened in the days before the incident and on February 8, the victim allegedly posted a suicide note on social media platforms before jumping into Hussain Sagar Lake.

“We thought things were going well. Around Sankranti, I asked them to come to Markapuram for the festival. He said: “No, dad. I’m going to Goa. My father-in-law and others are planning to do something for these men. I’m going to Goa. I told him, ‘No, son, they won’t do anything.’ Just come here.’ But he said he was not at ease and went to Goa.”

Three or four days after returning from Goa, the girl left, leaving her 26-month-old crying baby locked at home. If Sitaram Reddy had not been there, that child too would have died. “When he called me, I told him to first file a complaint with the police and then inform his father. He did it, and they came. His father, mother and uncle stayed at my son’s house for the next 10-12 days.”

“On February 8, at 6 pm, while they were there, my son wrote a suicide note, shared it on Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook and died by jumping into Hussain Sagar Lake,” Reddy added.

He also said that the police have arrested two accused so far and urged the authorities to expedite the investigation and arrest others named in the FIR. “Following his death, we filed a criminal complaint against 11 people. The FIR and suicide note are dated February 8, 2026. He gave the names of 8 people in the suicide note. An FIR was filed against 11 people because his mother-in-law, father-in-law and brother-in-law stayed in his house for 12 days and he was subjected to severe mental and physical torture.”

“The authorities should expedite the investigation and arrest everyone immediately,” he said. He approached the Union Home Minister as well as the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and requested police protection for his family as well, due to threats from his daughter-in-law’s relatives.