Hyderabad: A grieving father of deceased Surasani Sitaram Reddy appealed to State and Central authorities for justice and sought police protection following the suicide of his son in Hussain Sagar Lake. He said his family was facing threat from his son’s in-laws
Speaking to ANI, Surasani Venkateshwar Reddy, father of the deceased, alleged that explicit videos involving his daughter-in-law, Renuka and another individual, Ramana Reddy, had been circulated on social media in September 2025, which deeply affected his son. “In 2018, we got him married to Renuka, from Kothapalli village in Nandyal mandal, Nandyal district,” he said.
After the marriage, they lived in Bengaluru for a year, then in Markapuram for a year, and eventually settled in Bachupally, Hyderabad. They were fine after settling down. However, in September 2025, Renuka made explicit videos with her boyfriend, Ramana Reddy, and forwarded them to him.
Ramana Reddy then shared them on social media, where around 2,200 people viewed them publicly. Unable to bear this, Sitaram Reddy came to Markapuram. Renuka went to Nandyal. A month later, her elders, her father and uncle came to Markapuram to talk. After arriving, they said the girl made a mistake, please forgive her.
“This will never happen again; we will make sure of it,” he added. Reddy said that despite family-level discussions and attempts at reconciliation, tensions continued and he added that his son died after alleged harassment and mental distress linked to a marital dispute.
A month later, her relatives called again and said they want to hold discussions. “When I asked my son, Sitaram Reddy, he said, ‘Dad, Renuka spoke to me. The children are crying, I will adjust and live with them.”
“I told him that I am 100 per cent against this. They will kill you. You cannot go back like that.” In response, Sitaram Reddy said, “No, Dad. Whatever my fate is, that is what will happen. I will go.”
According to the father, the situation worsened in the days leading up to 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 running smoothly. Around Sankranti, I asked them to come to Markapuram for the festival. He said, “No, Dad. I am going to Goa. My father-in-law and others are planning to do something for those guys. I am leaving for Goa. I told him, ‘No, son, they won’t do anything. Just come here.’ But he said his mind wasn’t at peace and went to Goa.”
Three or four days after he returned from Goa, the girl left their 26-month-old crying baby locked in the house and left. If Sitaram Reddy hadn’t been there, that child would have died too. “When he called me, I told him to file a police complaint first and then inform her father. He did, and they came over. For the next 10 to 12 days, her father, mother, and brother-in-law stayed at my son’s house.”
Reddy said, “While they were there, on February 8h at 6 pm, my son wrote a suicide note, posted it on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, and jumped into Hussain Sagar Lake and died,” he added.
He further said that police have so far arrested two accused persons and urged authorities to expedite the investigation and arrest the remaining individuals named in the FIR. “Following his death, we filed a complaint against 11 people. The FIR and suicide note are dated February 8, 2026. He named eight people in his 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, subjecting him to severe mental and physical torture.”
The authorities must speed up the investigation and arrest everyone immediately,” he said. Appealing to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as well as the Union Home Minister, he also sought police protection for his family, alleging threats from relatives of his daughter-in-law.
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