'Asked mom for Rs 6,000': Mystery shrouds Hyderabad student's death in Finland
Finnish authorities have officially declared 18-year-old Indian student Manideep Reddy Gujja dead after his body was recovered from the sea. While police state there is no evidence of a crime, the family has requested an independent investigation into the circumstances of his death.
Why it matters
The case highlights the challenges faced by international students and the diplomatic complexities involved in cross-border death investigations.
By: Sakshat.TornekarHYDERABAD: More than two months after he vanished in Finland in mysterious circumstances, 18-year-old Hyderabad student Manideep Reddy Gujja was on Friday officially declared dead by Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), bringing a tragic end to a prolonged search that had left his family desperate for answers.While Finnish authorities said there were no indications of a crime, Manideep’s family has alleged foul play and sought an independent probe into the circumstances surrounding his death.Manideep, a native of Hyderabad, was pursuing engineering at the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) and had been missing since May 4.On July 9, the family received an email from the NBI stating that an unidentified body of a male had been recovered from the sea near the location where Manideep was last seen.
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