The mother of the late Sushir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee turned whistleblower, has raised over $140,000 in cryptocurrency to support an independent investigation after claiming her son did not die by suicide.

Balaji is found dead In his San Francisco apartment in November, where authorities determined the manner of death to be suicide. However, his mother Purnima Ramarao immediately questions this conclusion Launch a campaign to"Comprehensive investigation“On the death of her son.

“We are the parents of the happy, intelligent and brave young man Susheer,” Ramarao said Published on X (formerly known as Twitter). “The time of his death is (a) few hours after his last call to the family. “We do not understand, within a few hours, what happened is not consistent with his happy mood and his return from vacation.”

Balaji worked as a researcher at OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024, before heading to... New York Times To make a series of allegations against the company as a whistleblower, claiming that the AI ​​giant was violating copyright laws.

Two weeks after his death, Ramarao claimed to have hired a private investigator to conduct a second autopsy. This investigator did not find the same cause of death as the police, but rather found signs of a struggle.

“It's cold-blooded murder,” Ramarao said Published on X. “We are demanding an investigation by the FBI.”

Independent journalist George Webb She later posted a video, Against the will of the familyHe shows himself wandering into Balaji's apartment, which is still covered in blood. In this videoHe points to what he believes is evidence that the former OpenAI employee did not die by suicide.

As the family's condemnation grew, they claimed so Sign the power of attorney with a lawyer. With the help of the team behind Solana Token Justice for Sucher (SUCHIR), created by Ramarao A Solana wallet She posted it on X, asking for donations to fund $100,000 in legal fees.

Now, three days later, the wallet contains more than $140,000 Solana (SOL) and a basket of other Socher-inspired coins on the series. The team behind the aforementioned SUCHIR code, the largest of the codes designated for whistleblowers, claims to be working directly with the family to amplify the message.

A spokesperson for the organization said: “We are doing everything we can to spread awareness and help raise funds.” Justice for Sucher He said Decryption.

Decryption I also reached Ramarao directly, but did not receive a response immediately.

Modified by Andrew Hayward