Cops Suicide Linked To Beautician’s Death In Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The death of Kukunoorpally sub-inspector Prabhakar Reddy took a new turn as investigating agencies sought to link it up with the mysterious death of beautician Aurumilli Vijayalakshmi alias Sireesha in Jubilee Hills.

Prabhakar Reddy shot himself after leaving the police station on Wednesday morning, while Sireesha was found hanging on Tuesday under mysterious circumstances at RJ professional photo studio at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad.

Last year, SI Ramakrishna Reddy of the same police station ended his life in the same manner. Like the last year incident, this incident too created quite a sensation and sparked outrage among the police personnel. Prabhakar Reddy too left a three-page suicide note addressed to Chief Minister. So, the people, including Reddy's relatives gathered in large number and staged a protest in front of the police station.

However, by evening, there were reports that Reddy knew Sireesha and that she had spent last night with him along with Rajeev and Sravan, both now being questiond by the police. Subsequently, news channels aired stories alleging that Prabhakar Reddy had a connection with Sirisha, who was working as beautician in Hyderabad. It is also alleged that Prabhakar, in an inebriated condition, allegedly raped Sirisha which prompted her to commit suicide. The reports also claimed that Reddy was afraid that his name would be dragged into the incident and killed self.

However, locals of Kukunoorpally, however, rejected these claims and demanded that Reddy's suicide note be made public. They said there was a systematic attempt to bail out the officials who drove Reddy to suicide and to tarnish Reddy's character. They demanded a comprehensive probe into the incident. Prabhakar was well-known in 26 villages in the mandal and everyone knew about his nature, they said. They suspected that the SI commmitted suicide due to severe pressure from the higher officials.