The Telangana Excessive Courtroom has directed Geesugonda police to acquire a contemporary forensic opinion from Osmania Common Hospital in reference to the loss of life of Lyadella Raju, whose case was earlier closed as a pure loss of life as a result of cardiac arrest. Justice T. Madhavi Devi expressed doubts over the sooner medical conclusion, noting seen accidents on the deceased’s physique, and ordered additional investigation with a higher-level forensic overview.
Revealed Date – 2 September 2026, 10:45 PM
By Our Authorized Correspondent
Hyderabad: Justice T. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana Excessive Courtroom has directed the Geesugonda police to acquire a contemporary forensic opinion from the Head of the Division of Forensic Medication at Osmania Common Hospital concerning the loss of life of a person whose case was closed after a medical opinion attributed the loss of life to sudden cardiac arrest.
The Courtroom was listening to a writ petition filed by Lyadella Priyanka, the spouse of the deceased Lyadella Raju, alleging that the police had did not conduct a good and efficient investigation into the crime registered on the Geesugonda Police Station, Warangal District.
Counsel for the petitioner, B. Balraju, submitted that the petitioner’s husband was discovered useless with accidents on his physique and that the police had nonetheless closed the case by counting on an opinion furnished by an Assistant Professor of Forensic Medication and Toxicology, Kakatiya Medical School, which acknowledged that the loss of life was as a result of sudden cardiac arrest and was a pure loss of life.
He drew the eye of the Courtroom to the pictures of the deceased and the harm marks seen on his physique, contending that the loss of life couldn’t merely be handled pure loss of life. Being attentive to the fabric positioned earlier than it, Justice Madhavi Devi expressed severe reservations over the conclusion that the loss of life was pure.
The Courtroom famous that the police had earlier sought a point-wise clarification from the forensic professional concerning the accidents discovered on the physique of the deceased. Nonetheless, the following clarification merely reiterated that the loss of life was as a result of sudden cardiac arrest with out offering a point-wise response to the particular points raised by the investigating authorities.
The Choose orally commented, “From the document, it doesn’t seem like a case of pure loss of life. Please don’t inform me that.” The Choose additionally indicated that the police ought to conduct additional investigation from their finish as an alternative of merely continuing on the idea of the opinion already obtained. After inspecting the pictures and the autopsy report, which referred to harm marks on the physique of the deceased, the Courtroom held {that a} contemporary opinion from a medical officer greater in rank than the officer who had earlier furnished the opinion was crucial.
Accordingly, Justice Madhavi Devi directed the involved Assistant Commissioner of Police to ahead all related data, together with the autopsy report, pictures and the sooner medical opinions, to the Head of the Division of Forensic Medication at Osmania Common Hospital, Hyderabad, and procure an opinion concerning the potential reason for loss of life.
The involved authority has been directed to look at the fabric and furnish an applicable opinion, following which the police shall take additional motion in accordance with legislation. Your entire train has been directed to be accomplished inside three months, and a replica of the contemporary opinion is to be furnished to the petitioner.
