Telugu Prisoner Died By Suicide In USA
The verdict came on July 26, 2025, while serving a 35-year sentence for child exploitation and pornography distribution last year.
By: Priya Chowdhary Nuthalapti | 3 Aug 2025 11:53 AM IST
Kurremula Saikumar, a 31-year-old from Nellutla village in Lingalaghanapuram mandal, Janagama district, died by suicide in a US prison. The incident sent shocking waves across the Telugu community. Interestingly, Sai Kumar was serving a jail sentence in the USA. He has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
The verdict came on July 26, 2025, while serving a 35-year sentence for child exploitation and pornography distribution last year. Sai Kumar moved to the USA a decade ago and was residing with his wife in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Posing as a 15-year-old boy, he sexually assaulted three girls and allegedly threatened to share indecent images of 19 other girls on social media. He threatened them to comply with his demands and if not, there will be dire consequences.
FBI received multiple complaints and after investigation, the agency registered a case against him in October 2023. On March 27, 2025, a US court sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
However now, as he struggled with mental distress, Saikumar reportedly died by suicide in prison.