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SC dismisses plea challenging conviction in Telugu actor Pratyusha’s death case; says ‘difficult’ to allege rape, murder

SC dismisses plea challenging conviction in Telugu actor Pratyusha’s death case; says ‘difficult’ to allege rape, murder

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas filed by Telugu actor Pratyusha’s mother, P Sarojini Devi, and her former boyfriend, Siddhartha Reddy. The mother’s plea alleged foul play in the death, while Siddhartha’s plea challenged his conviction in the 2002 case. The court directed Siddhartha to surrender within four weeks. 24 years after Pratyusha’s death due to alleged suicide, her boyfriend Siddhartha Reddy has been asked to surrender. Siddhartha Reddy asked to surrender in Pratyusha’s death case The SC bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan dismissed Siddhartha’s plea on Tuesday, challenging his conviction in the death of Pratyusha in 2002. According to PTI, the court has directed him to surrender within four weeks for abetment to suicide. It also dismissed Sarojini’s plea alleging foul play in her daughter’s death, claiming she was raped and poisoned. “Murder by strangulation is ruled out. Two, overwhelming ocular and medical evidence proves death due to poisoning. Three, the offence of rape against the appellant accused is not made out. At the belated stage, it is difficult to allege …