Police Hunt For Sadhik Khan in Godavari Family Suicide Case

Vijayawada: Sarpavaram police in Kakinada district are on the lookout for Sadhik Khan in connection with allegations of murder and threatening the family members of Panchayat Raj Assistant Engineer T. Nuka Raju, who, along with his wife and daughter, allegedly died by suicide after jumping into the Godavari River. His grandson survived.

Based on a complaint lodged by Nuka Raju’s co-father-in-law, Bhaskar Reddy, police registered another case against Sadhik Khan at the Sarpavaram police station on Monday. Bhaskar Reddy alleged that his son, Jagdish Reddy, was murdered after being administered a lethal injection by Sadhik Khan, allegedly with the assistance of another suspect, on July 2.

Police also recovered a purported suicide note written by Nuka Raju’s daughter, Soujanya, in which she alleged that Sadhik Khan had threatened and blackmailed her. She further alleged that he was responsible for her husband's death, had obtained details of her property, mobile phone and bank locker, and had pressured her to convert to another religion.

Soujanya allegedly stated in the note that Sadhik Khan had threatened to kill her family and that, unable to bear the alleged harassment, the family had decided to die by suicide.

Meanwhile, Rajamahendravaram Two Town police recovered Nuka Raju’s body from the Godavari River on Monday night. Efforts were underway to trace the bodies of the remaining family members who had also jumped into the river in the early hours of Monday.