Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Tanuku Couple Dies by Suicide, Leaves Child on Bridge
A young couple named Doddasai and Siri went to a bridge in Chinchinada at night.
They left their three-year-old child on the bridge.
The couple then jumped from the bridge into the Godavari River and died.
Police came after people found the child alone.
The police took the child into their care.
The couple was from Velpur near Tanuku.
Their family said they had gone to Bhimavaram about a month earlier.
The report does not explain why the couple took this step.
Doddasai and Siri, a young couple from Velpur, reportedly died by suicide on Thursday.
The couple allegedly jumped from Chinchinada bridge into the Godavari River.
Their three-year-old child was left alone on the bridge before they jumped.
Police took the child into custody after receiving information about the abandoned child.
Family members said the couple had gone to Bhimavaram from Tanuku a month earlier.
- Who
- Doddasai and Siri, a young couple from Velpur in Tanuku mandal, and their three-year-old child.
- What
- The couple reportedly jumped from Chinchinada bridge into the Godavari River after leaving their child on the bridge.
- When
- Thursday, at night.
- Where
- Chinchinada bridge in Yelamanchili mandal, West Godavari district.
- Deceased
- Doddasai and Siri
- Child
- Three years old
- Location
- Chinchinada bridge, Yelamanchili mandal
- River
- Godavari River
- Hometown
- Velpur, Tanuku mandal
- Police action
- Police took the child into custody
- Earlier travel
- Family members said the couple had gone to Bhimavaram from Tanuku a month earlier