Kakinada: Eluru Range Inspector GVG Ashok Kumar will clarify on March 24 that the death of Reverend Praveen Pagadala was accidental due to his fall of a motorcycle along a stormwater drain on the Kovvuru-Diwancheruvu National Highway. Speaking to the media in Rajamahendravaram on Saturday, he said Praveen was affected by alcohol and had no headlights on his bike and was long before the fatal incident.
IG said extensive investigations were conducted to determine the death. More than 400 CCTV footage clips from eight paid gates and other key points were reviewed, which helped track Praveen’s movements. Several teams of experts, including East Godavari Fingerprint Force, Regional Transport Officials, Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVIS) and Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (APFSL) officials, visited the scene of the accident and thoroughly inspected the scene and vehicles.
Recovered items include Praveen’s helmet, glasses, N95 mask and bloodstains. Blood samples were collected and sent to the RFSL laboratory in Vijayawada for analysis.
To ensure a detailed investigation, five special teams were formed under the supervision of investigators G. Deva Kumar and Y. Srikanth. The teams were deployed to multiple locations including Vijayawada and Hyderabad, while another team monitored the technology input and movement around the Praveen residence.
Praveen Kumar Pagadala (46) of Hyderabad, a resident of Hyderabad, runs the first-class Infotech Private Limited and is a part-time Christian missionary and motivational speaker. He took a motorcycle from Hyderabad to Rajamahendravaram on March 24 but was found dead at the petrol station in Konthamuru later that night.
Passerby Shaik Subhani reminded the police through emergency services (112). Rajanagaram Si Manohar and Asi Veerraju arrive at the scene, bring the doctor and confirm Praveen’s death. Police then notified his family using contact information on the phone.
During the investigation, officials found Praveen fell off his bike at three other locations (Chillakallu, Keesara Toll Gate and Ramavarappadu Ring) and was injured in the process. During the trip, he also bought alcohol at two o’clock. His phone records and vehicle data involving six other vehicles nearby were also analyzed.
The case was registered on a complaint by Samuel Walles, who noted that all angles were thoroughly examined before the decision was made to be accidental death.
