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Hyderabad, Nov 22: Goli Sushma spoke to her mother only on Thursday and a day later, the family was shocked to receive the news of her death in Goli Sushma the United States. Twenty-five-year-old Sushma, belonging to Karimnagar district, was found dead at her Northridge home in California under mysterious circumstances.

A relative called her parents from the US on Friday to inform them of Sushma's death. "The reason for the death of my daughter is not known. She had spoken to her mother Bhagyalakshmi on Thursday, but she didn't talk about any problems," said a wailing father, Vemula Kanaka Raju.

When pressed further, Kanaka Raju pointed fingers at his son-in-law Goli Suresh Babu, who works as a software engineer in Los Angeles.

"We have been trying to contact Suresh, but in vain. Surprisingly, he has not informed us about the incident," Kanaka Raju, a retired APSEB divisional engineer, told TOI. The Vemulas, who reside at Road No 7, Himayanagar, hail from Karimnagar town and shifted to Hyderabad a decade ago.

Sources said Sushma, who studied engineering, moved to the US in August 2007 after her marriage to Suresh in April last year. Suresh belongs to Sultanabad mandal in Karimnagar district.

Meanwhile, the incident has shocked the people of Korutla town where Sushma's maternal uncles live. A relative, who also got a call from the US on Friday, debunked the suicide story and termed it as a murder. "There was no reason for Sushma to commit suicide. It could be a murder," he added.