CBI probes financial links in YS Vivekananda Reddy murder

In the YS Viveka murder case, CBI questioned the suspects at a guest house in Kadapa Central Jail starting with a man associated with Munna, the owner of a footwear shop in Pulivendula. The CBI has focused mostly on financial transactions in the case.

Kadapa: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of YS Vivekananda Reddy, a leader in the YSR Congress Party has continued for the 16th day. The CBI which is interrogating the suspects at a guest house in Kadapa Central Jail had questioned a man associated with Munna, the owner of a footwear shop in Pulivendula.

The CBI has focused mostly on financial transactions in the case. The CBI is pulling the coupe on those who have ties with Munna and who have given loans. The CBI, which questioned three footwear shop dealers in Kadapa on Sunday, is also reportedly investigating a person close to Munna on Monday.

Although the sandal shop in Pulivendula has been closed for 3 months, the authorities are still looking into how Rs 48 lakh cash and 25 ounces of gold were found in the bank locker. Earlier, he had said that he had saved the money earned by paying chits. They were summoned and interrogated.

It is learnt from the investigation that YS Vivekananda Reddy has lambasted at Munna over his behaviour and disputes with his three wives. Later, Munna's first wife was interrogated by CBI officials for two days. A CBI team went to Munna's house in Kadiri, Anantapur district and seized cash and jewellery from a bank locker in the presence of his mother.

It is learnt that Munna has involved in a panchayat before YS Vivekananda Reddy murder. It is known that YS Vivekananda Reddy brutally murdered at his residence.

CBI also took Rajasekhar in custody who looks after the farm work related to Viveka. He told the CBI that he was in Kanipakam the day before the murder.

Tanker Bhasa who also looks after the farm work related to Viveka. It is known that on the night of the murder, he had served a meal to Viveka. Officials knowing information that Bhasha was there for how many hours after Viveka ate. CBI officials recently went to Viveka's house along with him and got details on which side the killers were likely to enter from.

Uday Kumar Reddy is close to Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy. An employee of Uranium Corporation India Limited. Viveka's daughter N seeks CBI probe into case In an affidavit filed in the High Court by Sunita Logada, he was also questioned.

Uday Kumar Reddy already knows about Viveka's death. so he left the house at 3.30 in the morning. It is learned that Sunita mentioned in the affidavit that Uday Kumar Reddy's mother had told her friends in normal conversations.

CBI officials have questioned those who worked in Viveka's house, were close to his family, watched financial transactions and were wandering suspiciously in puddles near Viveka's house at the time of the murder. It was in this sense that the Hijra named Chanti was questioned.

Activist Shashikala, who went to meet Viveka on the morning of the murder, was questioned. Three women from Kadapa were interrogated. It is learned that when the Kurnool Government Gazette doctor was a child, he called two tailors, two farmers and a volunteer from Pulivendula and got information on various issues.