Siddhartha Reddy Surrenders After Supreme Court Upholds Sentence in Actress Prathyusha Death Case

Siddhartha Reddy, convicted for abetting the suicide of Telugu actress Prathyusha in 2002, surrendered before a Hyderabad court on March 16 following a Supreme Court directive. The court upheld his two-year sentence, reduced from five years by the High Court. Prathyusha died after consuming poison with Reddy amid family opposition to their relationship. The Supreme Court dismissed appeals alleging murder or foul play, confirming the abetment of suicide conviction.