A man accused of harassing and blackmailing a family whose three members died after allegedly jumping into the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.
Police also recovered a note allegedly written by Nukaraju, which linked Khan to the circumstances leading up to the family’s deaths, NDTV reported. He was brought back to Andhra Pradesh after police obtained a transit warrant from a court in Meerut. Police have also arrested Khan in connection with a separate murder case registered in Kakinada. A case was subsequently registered against Khan on allegations including forcing Nukaraju to convert to another religion, murder and extortion.
The accused, Shaik Sadiq Khan, was arrested in UP’s Meerut on August 22 following a multi-state search, Kakinada district Superintendent of Police G Bindu Madhav said, according to PTI . One of the teams travelled to Meerut and, with the help of local police, arrested Khan near Nauchandi Police Station on August 22, PTI reported.
Police said Khan had known Nukaraju and his family for nearly two years. He had also worked as a rifle-shooting coach at a school attended by the family’s grandson, the report said. Speaking at a press conference, SP Bindu Madhav said six special teams were formed to investigate the case given its seriousness. He is now being produced before the Kakinada Special Mobile Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, police said.
Khan was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Meerut before being brought to Kakinada.
A suicide note allegedly written by Sowjanya accused Khan of harassing the family, interfering in their affairs and trying to gain control of their bank accounts. She also alleged that he had threatened the family and blackmailed her for nearly two years using private videos.
