Visakhapatnam: Top cop Dasari Ravi Babu accused in Gedela Raju murder case

Visakhapatnam: A DSP rank police officer Dasari Ravi Babu has been named as the prime accused in the rowdy sheeter Kopperla Satyanarayana Raju alias Gedela Raju’s murder case.

The city police have claimed to have solved the mystery behind the murder of Gedela Raju by nabbing nine of the 12 accused in the case on Saturday.

Gedela Raju was killed because he was threatening the police officer and blackmailing him in connection with the murder of a woman.

The murder has generated a lot heat with the involvement of Dasari Ravi Babu, who is currently posted as Vigilance Officer of APSRTC and Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Raju, Editor and Managing Director of Kshatriya Bheri, a regional daily based in Vizag.

The police have arrested nine persons including a rowdy-sheeter and a contract killer S. Ramesh, who was reportedly hired by Ravi Babu and Srinivasa Raju to eliminate Gedela Raju.