Nine in the murder of TDP leader Veeraiah Chowdary

The leader of the Telugu Party (TDP) and former eldest son, Palapadu MPP MUPPAVARAPU VEERAIAH CHOWDARY, Prakasam District Police arrested nine defendants in the case within three weeks of the murder of the Telugu Party (TDP) leader and former Naguluuppalapadu Mudaiah Chowdary. They took it from the seven cell phones they own, three knives and a black bag. The other three defendants absconded.

Prakasam Sp ar Damodar revealed details of the case to media sources on Wednesday night, saying the police team identified two Wheelers abandoned by the defendant and tracked them. “While the search was on, the special teams arrested Borlagunta Vinod Kumar, Tuvar Vamshi Krishnai, Bellamkonda Venkata Goutham, Mannem Teja, Marturi Kiran Kumar, Sheikh Sameer, Alla Sambasiva Rao, Veeragandham Devendranath Chowdary, and Thota Srinivas Rao.

Sambasiva Rao and Muppa Suresh initially align with the late TDP leader Veeraiah but later opposed him on rural affairs, according to SP. This led to a power struggle, exacerbating tensions and promoting hatred. To eliminate Veeraiah and gain dominance in the constituency, they involved Vinod, another accused of killing him.

Together they hired contract killers Tuvar Vamshi Krishna and Mannem Teja. Vinod also involved Bellamkonda Venkata Goutham and Goutham’s friend Nagaraju, who agreed to participate in the murder case. On the evening of April 22, the hired killer stabbed Veaeraiah with a knife, threatened office staff and fled the two-wheeler.

The two vehicles helped police track the defendants. Prior to the murder, Vinod’s relative, Marturi Kiran, visited a cabin in Ongole, stayed with the defendant and participated in the program. After the murder, Kiran promised to provide asylum to Vinod and assured the defendant that he would arrange legal representation through known advocates.

Muppa Suresh, Obili Nagaraju and Golla Ruthyendra Babu are still absconding.