Siddipet House Surgeon’s Death Leads to SC/ST Case as Fellow Doctor Is Arrested

Overview

• B. Lavanya, 23, an intern at Government Medical College, Siddipet, died on January 4 after allegedly self-injecting a herbicide in her hostel room the previous day, police said.
• Siddipet Town-III police arrested resident doctor Pranay Teja on January 5, and a court remanded him to judicial custody.
• A case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act based on a complaint from the victim’s sister.
• Investigators say the accused had promised to marry Lavanya but later refused, reportedly citing her Dalit background, after the two became close during her internship in July 2025.
• Reports identify Lavanya as a high-performing student from a low-income family in Jogulamba-Gadwal district who studied at a social welfare school.