Hyderabad, August 02: The ‘suicide’ case of P Eshan Reddy, an engineering graduate who ended his life on the Osmania University campus yesterday for separate Telangana, was transferred to the Central Crime Station (CCS) for further probe.
Though police could recover a suicide note, purportedly written by Eshan Reddy at the spot, they want to investigate if there was any foul play behind the youngster’s death.
According to police, the suicide note recovered from Eshan Reddy’s bag would be sent to the forensic lab to ascertain whether it was written by him. “The handwriting on the note would be tallied with Eshan Reddy’s writing, in his books and other material, to make sure that the suicide note was written by him before ending his life,” a police officer said.
The call details and messages sent by Reddy through his mobile phone before his death would also be verified and those who spoke to him before the incident are also likely to be questioned, sources said.
The OU police have already registered a case under Section 174 (unnatural death) and conducted initial probe into the incident. “Further investigation into the incident would be conducted by the CCS,” a senior official said.
City police commissioner A K Khan reportedly gave the orders transferring the case to the CCS, sources said.
Reddy’s charred body was found near the OU library yesterday morning and the suicide note in his bag.
The incident led to tension in the campus as student leaders and politicians took out a massive procession to the martyr’s memorial with the body, according to Eshan’s last wish.
It may be recalled that the suicide of a MCA student, Venugopal Reddy, on the campus when separate Telangana agitation was at its peak also raised several doubts. Venugopal Reddy ended his life in a similar manner on the campus and police later confirmed that it was a case of suicide.
Sources said the preliminary postmortem report also suggested that Eshan Reddy committed suicide but the police want to make it sure that the suicide note was indeed written by him.
–Agencies