Indian housewife found dead in US, 10th person of AP origin to die

HYDERABAD: A young Indian housewife was found dead at her home near Los Angeles, the tenth person of Andhra Pradesh origin meeting a tragic end under mysterious circumstances in the US in the last one year.

24-year-old Goli Sushma's family, who received the news yesterday, alleged that her husband Suresh Babu, a software engineer, could be involved in the murder.

"We got a call yesterday from one of our relatives that my daughter was found dead in her house. We have been trying to contact my son-in-law but in vain. We suspect a foul play," Sushma's father V Kanakarajam, a retired assistant director of the state electricity department, told reporters here.

Sushma's family, who originally hails from Karimnagar district, has settled down in the city for several years now.
A pall of gloom descended on their home in Himayatnagar area as they are still in the dark on the cause and circumstances of Sushma's death.

Sushma was found dead in the store-room of her house at Northridge city near Los Angeles.

She had called up her mother Bhagyalakshmi a couple of days ago but there was no mention of any problem, Kanakarajam said.

Sushma, who did engineering degree from a city college, had married Suresh, who also hails from Karimnagar district, in April last year and moved to US in August.

According to Harika, a close relative of Sushma's family living in Los Angeles, Suresh had called up and asked her to visit his house saying he had some problem at home.

But, by the time Harika reached there, Sushma's body had been shifted to a hospital for autopsy, he said.
Suspecting foul play, Kanakarajam said his son-in-law was not responding to his phone calls.