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Suspended head constables J. Nani and Ashok, attached to the Krishnalanka police station, surrendered to NTR Commissionerate police on June 29, 2026, in connection with the custodial torture and death of Gade Sai Krishna. The constables had been missing since the arrest of Circle Inspector S.S.V.V. Nagaraju. They were taken to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) office for questioning by IGP M. Ravi Prakash and other senior officers. The constables are accused of torturing Sai Krishna at the police station and assisting the CI in disposing of the body. SIT officials also questioned associates of the accused, hinting at more arrests. The High Court scheduled a habeas corpus petition filed by the victim's mother, Gade Vijaya Lakshmi, for two weeks, and a petition seeking custody of CI Nagaraju will be heard on July 1.
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Published - June 29, 2026 09:19 pm IST | VIJAYAWADA
Rajulapudi Srinivas
Suspended head constables J. Nani and Ashok, attached to the Krishnalanka police station, surrendered to the police on Monday (June 29, 2026). They were allegedly involved in the wrongful confinement, custodial torture, and death of Gade Sai Krishna. The head constables had been missing since the arrest of Circle Inspector S.S.V.V. Nagaraju.
They surrendered to the NTR Commissionerate police, who subsequently shifted them to the SIT office. There, the team head, IGP M. Ravi Prakash, along with SPs Adnan Nayeem Asmi and Amit Bardar, questioned them until late in the night.
The head constables are accused of resorting to custodial torture of Sai Krishna at the Krishnalanka police station, which led to his death. They reportedly assisted Mr. Nagaraju in disposing of the body.
SIT officials also grilled a few others, including friends of Mr. Nagaraju and some outsiders who allegedly had connections with the case.
"More arrests are likely to happen soon in the alleged custodial torture and murder case," a senior police official said.
Meanwhile, the High Court has scheduled the habeas corpus petition filed by the victim's mother, Gade Vijaya Lakshmi, for two weeks from now. In a related development, the petition filed by SIT officials seeking police custody of the accused, CI Nagaraju, has been scheduled for July 1.
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