Engineer’s family suicide pact: shooting range owner still elusive
Police are actively searching for Sk. Sadhik Khan, who is accused of abetting the suicide of an engineer and his family in Kakinada. Authorities have issued a look-out notice and are conducting a multi-team investigation to locate the suspect.
Why it matters
The case has gained significant public attention due to the involvement of a high-profile suspect and the tragic nature of the suicide pact.
The Kakinada district police, led by Superintendent of Police G. Bindu Madhav, are yet to track down the 26-year-old rifle shooter-cum-trainer, Sk. Sadhik Khan, who is charged with abetment of suicide in connection with the suicide pact by Pithapuram Panchayat Raj Assistant Engineer K. Nooka Raju, his wife Meena and 38-year-old daughter Sowjanya.
Earlier, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan instructed a speedy probe into the case.
Nooka Raju’s family jumped into the river Godavari on August 16, citing threat from the accused. The Kakinada police began the probe after registering a case against Khan under various sections of the BNSS.
“No clue has emerged on the whereabouts of [Sadhik] Khan by Friday,” a senior police official associated with the probe told The Hindu .
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