Hyderabad student Manideep Reddy found dead in Helsinki after two-month disappearance

Hyderabad, Jul 11: The body of an 18-year-old student from Hyderabad who went missing in Finland in May this year, was recovered from the sea in Helsinki, as per information given to the family members here by the Indian Embassy in Finland.The Indian Embassy in Finland, in an email to the family on Friday, informed that the authorities in Finland intimated them that the body of Manideep Reddy was found in the sea in Helsinki, the family's lawyer KLB Kumar said on Saturday.Manideep Reddy was pursuing a Bachelor's Programme in Software and Systems Engineering at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT University), Lahti Campus, Finland. He was residing at Ritaniemenkatu, Lahti.Kumar said Manideep Reddy was last seen at a mall in Helsinki on May 5.He said the family and he, as its counsel, feel that it is a suspicious death.He alleged that the Finnish government was intentionally suppressing "many facts/things" in covering up the whole issue as a natural death.He claimed that the case was not properly investigated."We have many doubts. After two months, the body has been recovered. We strongly feel that it is a suspicious death and not a natural death," Kumar said, adding Manideep's parents are in agony and apprehending that something happened on May 5 itself.He requested the Central government to allow the parents to go to Finland and make enquiries and see the body."We demand that the death should be investigated properly. They (Finnish authorities) are supposed to investigate the circumstances under which the boy disappeared and how the death occurred," he said.'Yahan Toh Bachche Cricket Khel Rahe Hain': RPSC Candidate Claims 50-60 Students Were Sent Back From Exam Centre | Watch Kumar further claimed that after the case was registered by the Finnish police, initially brief information was given to the family regarding the investigation, but after May 29, they "stopped" the communication.Gujja Muthyam Reddy, father of Manideep Reddy, had on June 19 said a friend of his son, who hails from Delhi, had lodged a complaint with Finnish police following their request.He had told PTI that after May 29, all communication between the family members and the concerned authorities in Finland had completely ceased.He had then alleged that despite his repeated emails, telephone calls, and continuous efforts to obtain updates regarding the investigation and the whereabouts of his son, the concerned authorities have not been responding to his emails or calls and have not provided any further information regarding the progress of the investigation. (Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

"We have many doubts. After two months, the body has been recovered. We strongly feel that it is a suspicious death and not a natural death," says Manideep Reddy’s family lawyer

The family said that Manideep Reddy, 18, spoke with his mother shortly before he went missing in Helsinki.

Hyderabad student missing in Finland found dead in Helsinki sea family seeks probe

An 18-year-old Hyderabad student's body was recovered from the sea in Helsinki. Finnish authorities confirmed the recovery of Manideep Reddy's body after two months. His family has raised serious questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. They believe the case has not been properly investigated by Finnish authorities. The family urges the Indian government to facilitate their travel to Finland.