Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Stray dogs solved a murder mystery that eventually led to the arrest of a CI of police and an SI on the charges of tampering with crime records relating to the murder case in Thotlavalluru police station in Andhra Pradesh. The crime involving the murder and falsification of the case records was cracked after stray dogs pecked and dug out the victim's dead body buried under the Athukuru police stations.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Friday arrested two police officers for tampering with the documents in the murder case after taking a huge bribe, DGP Rajendranath Reddy told reporters. The arrested officials were Pamidimukkala CI Medikonda Mukteswara Rao and Thotlavalluru SI Yadagiri Arjun who were remanded to judicial custody. The two arrested will receive suspension orders from the DIG on Saturday, as per sources.
The details of the case are that on July 26, 2022, Gadikoyya Srinivasa Reddy, a software employee, was murdered in Allavaripalem village in Totlavalluru Mandal. The investigation of this case revealed that an extra-marital affair was the reason for the murder. One Alla Srikanth Reddy and his family members were involved in this, as per the police.
However, the main suspect Srikanth Reddy, who thought that his family would be disgraced if things came to light, turned to a ruling party leader named Jonnala Narendra Reddy who made a deal with the family of the accused for Rs.1.50 crores. CI Mukteshwara Rao and SI Arjun were contacted. Narendra Reddy was said to have handed over Rs.1.60 lakhs to SI and Rs.12.50 lakhs to CI.
