HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court has directed the Warangal police to seek a fresh expert medical opinion from the head of the forensic medicine department at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, to determine the cause of death of Lyadella Raju, a Dalit daily wager.Raju was found dead at Geesugonda in Warangal district in Oct 2025. His wife, Priyanka, an anganwadi teacher, alleged Raju was murdered and his body dumped near a pond in the town. Priyanka’s counsel B Balraju challenged the closure of the case by the police, based on forensic experts at Kakatiya Medical College attributing the death to a cardiac arrest.In response, the assistant govt pleader for home submitted that the police sought a clarification from forensic experts regarding the injury marks, and the experts reaffirmed that the death was caused by cardiac arrest.However, considering the injury marks, Justice T Madhavi Devi determined that a fresh opinion from a higher-ranking authority was necessary.
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