Nirmal/Yadadri Bhuvanagiri: Telangana police solved the sensational murder of Jogini Rallabanda Sudhakar Swamy of Chautuppal and arrested two Assam natives, Pawan and Harshu alias Harshit, who were caught during a vehicle check at a toll plaza on Sunday night. Police recovered about 1,319 grams of gold, 3.6 kg of silver, Rs 9 lakh in cash and the victim’s car from the accused. Officials put the total value of the seized property at around Rs 1.72 crore.
As per reports Sudhakar Swamy (45), a native of Puttapaka in Sansthan Narayanapur mandal, lived in Markandeya Nagar, Chautuppal. In Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The victim was into performing pujas at Yellamma and Mutyalamma festivals in villages, serving as a priest and also delivering predictions. Locals said he was unmarried and had adopted two children belonging to his relatives.
As per police investigation, Sudhakar Swamy used to visit the Kamakhya temple in Assam and about two years ago, during one such visit, he met Pawan. Pawan then came to Chautuppal several times, later bringing along another man, Harshu. The two slowly gained his trust and became his disciples.
As per investigation the accused went to Sudhakar’s house on the night of October 31 ( Saturday) and at about 11 pm, his nephew Gurram Suresh called him, and the victim reportedly said that he was speaking to the two accused. At around 1.30 am, Suresh received WhatsApp messages in Hindi from his uncle’s phone. Sensing something wrong he went to the house, found the car missing and the doors open. He immediately called the police, who arrived and found Sudhakar Swamy’s body on a bed on the first floor. According to police, the accused tied his hands and feet strangled him and attacked him with a knife. They then took the gold ornaments, silverware and cash from the house and fled in his car.
The car proved key to the investigation. Police tracked the route using the vehicle’s GPS data and toll payment notifications, and alerted police across the state, and they were eventually caught during vehicle checks at Soan Toll Plaza when they were trying to escape towards Madhya Pradesh They were handed over to Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district police for further investigation.
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