'Doesn't seem like suicide': Musk wades into Suchir Balaji death row

Elon Musk, in an X post, has backed Suchir Balaji’s mother Poornima Ramarao’s claims about foul play in her son’s death. The former employee of ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment. A month prior to his death, he accused the artificial intelligence company of violating copyright law.

Elon Musk reacted to a post on X about Suchir Balaji's death. (File Photo, Reuters)

A medical officer ruled his death as suicide and the San Francisco police said, there are “no evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation.” However, the 26-year-old Indian-origin techie’s mother has called for an FBI investigation, casting doubts on the police’s conclusion that her son’s death was a suicide.

“We hired private investigator and did second autopsy to throw light on cause of death. Private autopsy doesn’t confirm cause of death stated by police,” reads a post shared on the profile of X user Poornima Ramarao.