Kakinada man named in engineer’s note before family jumped into Godavari booked for son-in-law’s murder
Kakinada police book Sk. Sadhik Khan, founder of the PRO Rifle Shooting Academy, over the July 2 death of Jagadeesh Reddy; search for K. Nooka Raju’s wife and daughter resumes in the Godavari
On August 16, a family of four, including Pithapuram Panchayat Raj Assistant Engineer K. Nooka Raju, jumped into the Godavari River at Rajamahendravaram. The incident came to light during a preliminary police inquiry, which revealed a note allegedly written by Mr. Nooka Raju. The note detailed the harassment and threats his family had endured from Sk.
Sadhik Khan, the founder of the PRO Rifle Shooting Academy in Kakinada. Mr. Nooka Raju's daughter, Ms. Sowjanya, 38, had reportedly been under Khan's constant harassment since her husband, Jagadeesh Reddy, passed away. The note, addressed to the Kakinada District Collector and Superintendent of Police, expressed Khan's promise to take care of Ms. Sowjanya, threats to eliminate Mr. Nooka Raju and his grandson, and the theft of their bank books and valuables.
Following this, a murder case was registered against Khan, who is currently at large. A suicide case under Section 108 of the Bombay Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act was also registered against Khan based on the grandson's statement and the note.
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