Vijayashanti Reddy Suicide: Police Claim Depression, Public Doubts Remain

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News18•07-02-2026, 12:00
Vijayashanti Reddy Suicide: Police Claim Depression, Public Doubts Remain
- •Software engineer Vijayashanti Reddy, 38, and her two children, Chethana Reddy (18) and Vishal Reddy (17), died by suicide on railway tracks near Hyderabad on January 31.
- •CCTV footage shows the three embracing before being hit by a goods train; a suicide note from Vijayashanti stated she disliked life and couldn't leave her children alone.
- •Police initially attributed the suicides to loneliness and later depression, questioning 8 people including relatives and her estranged husband, Surender Reddy.
- •The husband lived separately, raising initial suspicion, but claimed no disputes; relatives suggested stress due to his absence.
- •Public and investigators question the depression claim, especially regarding the children's involvement, as they were brought from a hostel just before the incident and showed no prior signs of suicidal ideation.
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