- By Kamal Kumar
- Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:47 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Suchana Seth News: Following the arrest of Bengaluru-based AI start-up founder Suchana Seth by the police on charges of allegedly killing her four-year-old son in Goa, a court in Mapusa has ordered a 6-day police remand. The alleged cold act by the 39-year-old woman created a chilling sensation on the internet about the motive behind the murder, with people speculating and theorising stories.
Suchana was arrested in Karnataka by the Goa Police on Sunday night while carrying the body of her son, said a police official.
Who Is Suchana Seth?
Suchana Seth is the founder and chief executive officer of Mindful AI Lab, an artificial intelligence company dedicated to the ethics and audit of AI technologies. According to her LinkedIn profile, she was recognised as one of the top '100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2021.' An AI expert, Suchana's profile portrays her as a data scientist and boasts an experience of over 12 years in the tech field.
Seth's affiliations include being a Mozilla Fellow at Data & Society, a fellow at the Berkman Klein Centre at Harvard University, and a research fellow at the Raman Research Institute. Additionally, her profile notes her contributions to natural language processing patents.
Suchana Seth's Husband Informed
Seth, originally from West Bengal, resides in Bengaluru, while her husband, who is from Kerala, is currently in Indonesia and has been notified about the incident, said Superintendent of Police (North Goa) Nidhin Valsan.
What Is The Case?
Suchana Seth and her son checked into a service apartment in North Goa's Candolim on January 6. Calangute police station inspector Paresh Naik said that after a brief stay, Seth informed the apartment staff of her intention to travel to Bengaluru for work. Despite the staff suggesting a more economical flight option, Seth insisted on taking a taxi. On January 8, she departed for Bengaluru in an arranged vehicle. However, after blood stains were discovered in her room by the cleaning staff, Calangute Police was immediately informed.
The staff also reported the absence of Seth's four-year-old son and the unusual weight of her bag. Upon inquiry, Seth claimed the blood stains were from her monthly periods and provided an address for her son in Margao town, South Goa. The police, discovering the address was false, contacted the taxi driver en route to Bengaluru. In Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the police found the child's body in Seth's bag. A Calangute Police team obtained a transit remand and brought the accused back to Goa. The incident has been communicated to the accused's husband, Venkat Raman, currently in Jakarta.
