Khammam lawyer suicide: Young advocate found hanging, father alleges phone threats

Khammam: A 27-year-old junior lawyer, Tholupunuri Ganesh, died by suicide in Khammam district on Tuesday, the festival day. His body hung from the ceiling fan at his house in V. Venkatayapalem of Raghunathapalem mandal. His father says Ganesh had told him someone was following him and threatening him by phone. The incident has created a stir locally.

Ganesh had worked as a junior lawyer in the Khammam court for the past year. On Monday night, he went to his grandmother Padmavati’s house in Peddamandava of Mudigonda mandal. His elder brother, Sai Teja, went with him.

On Tuesday, Padmavati went to Sai Teja’s temple for the festival. When he returned, Ganesh was hanging from the ceiling fan in his house. The sight shocked the family, who are deeply saddened.

Ganesh’s father, Danayya, said in his police complaint that someone had followed and troubled his son for the past four days. He alleged that Ganesh had said some people were calling him and threatening him. Upset over this, Danayya said he had sent his son to the grandmother’s house for a change. The tragedy struck in the meantime.

Police register case on father’s complaint

The Mudigonda police have registered a case on Danayya’s complaint and are investigating. They are probing the circumstances behind Ganesh’s suicide from various angles. The probe also covers who followed him and who made the threatening calls.