Pratyusha's Death: Murder or Suicide? Supreme Court Delivers Final Verdict After 24 Years

• Actress Pratyusha's death in 2002, initially suspected as murder, was ruled a suicide pact by the Supreme Court after a 24-year legal battle.
• The court rejected claims of murder and sexual assault, citing medical reports and eyewitness accounts, and criticized the initial 'unprofessional' post-mortem report.
• Siddharth Reddy, Pratyusha's lover, was convicted for abetment to suicide and attempt to suicide, with the Supreme Court upholding his jail sentence.
• The Supreme Court clarified that in a mutual suicide pact, the survivor is punishable as their presence provides psychological courage to the other.
• Pratyusha's mother, Sarojini Devi, expressed anguish, stating full justice was not served and alleging tampering of evidence due to Siddharth Reddy's influence.