The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged custodial death of 25-year-old Gade Sai Krishna, citing concerns raised by his mother over the police investigation. The court directed the CBI to immediately register a case, identify those responsible, initiate prosecution, and awarded Rs 25 lakh compensation to the victim's mother.
The mother of missing youth Gade Sai Krishna, who allegedly died due to custodial torture in Vijayawada, threatened to immolate herself if her son’s ashes were not handed over. She accused former police inspector SSVV Nagaraju of killing and secretly cremating her son.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court adjourned a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna after being told that an SIT had been formed earlier and SHO S.S.V.V. Nagaraju had been arrested in the case.
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that the custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna and the suicide of Kranti Kumar reflect a dangerous culture of police excesses under the TDP-led government in Andhra Pradesh.
A murder case was booked against Inspector Nagaraju by Andhra Pradesh police, for his alleged role in the disappearance of Gade Sai Krishna (23). The inspector was booked under BNS Sections 103 (1), 127 (4) and 127 (6) and also BNSS 238, respectively.
