Accused in Vijaya Reddy case critical
Hyderabad: The police probing the murder case of tahisldar Ch. Vijaya Reddy are verifying call data records of accused Kura Suresh to check if he was provoked to commit the offence besides also verifying his activities prior to the crime. Meanwhile, the health condition of accus-ed Suresh continues to be critical. He is undergoing treatment at the Osmania General Hospital.
On November 4, Suresh walked into the office of Vijaya Reddy, tahsildar, and had set her ablaze by pouring kerosene on her. While committing the act, he also suffered severe burns and was admitted to the OGH by the police for treatment.
Sources said that the police, who had already questioned the family members of the accused, have found that Suresh would have not resorted to crime unless someone provoked him.
The police are verifying call data records of Suresh and his activities immediately before he reached the MRO’s office.
The investigating officials revisited the scene of the crime on Wednesday. They questioned the person who sold the fuel to Suresh.
The police are now verifying CCTV footage to find activities of Suresh three days prior to the incident, with a hope to gathering more evidence in the case, sources added.
K. Gurunatham, driver of tahsildar, who suffered burn injuries while trying to save Vijaya Reddy, had succumbed on Tuesday.