The Hindu : Kin of doctor couple to leave for UK

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Thursday, Feb 05, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Kin of doctor couple to leave for UK

By Our Staff Reporter

NIZAMABAD, FEB. 4. Close relatives of the Indian doctor couple - Jayaprakash Rao Chiti and Anupama Damera - who were found dead under mysterious circumstances along with their three-year-old son, Pranav, in Suffolk, are leaving for the United Kingdom in a day or two to bring back their mortal remains.

The anxious relatives of the deceased doctors are trying all means to secure latest information about developments in the UK. Already, a cousin of Dr. Jayaprakash Rao Chiti, Ramana, and brother of Anupama Damera, Ashok Rao, who are in Suffolk, are trying to get back the bodies at the earliest. The agonising wait for more information is already causing anxiety to the grief-stricken family members.

Speaking to The Hindu from Hyderabad on Wednesday evening, brother-in-law of Dr. Jayaprakash Rao Chiti, C.Hariprasad, himself a doctor, said that the elder brother of the deceased doctor, Suryaprakash Rao, his wife and another person, are soon leaving for the UK to bring back the bodies. Efforts are on to expedite the shifting of the bodies.

The State Government has already made a formal request to the Union Government and also the Indian High Commissioner to the UK to make arrangements for the shifting of the bodies. Dr. Hariprasad said that the UK police had not yet completed the inquest adding that the final investigation report is not yet ready.

The bodies can be expected only after February 8, the doctor pointed out. Meanwhile, family members and relatives of the doctor couple have expressed anguish over media reports about the possible murder of Dr. Anupama Damera by her husband, who later committed suicide by jumping into river Orwell with his three-year-old son. They lamented that the vernacular newspapers were publishing whatever was available on the UK-based news websites.

The relatives are not willing to believe media reports from the UK and insisted that the deceased doctor could not have committed such a grave crime. They said that even before the final investigation report is ready, the Telugu media has given its verdict suggesting the deceased doctor's involvement in the murder of his wife and son.

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