Godavari family deaths: court gives police three days’ custody of Sadhik Khan
A local court has granted police three days of custody for Sadhik Khan, who is accused of harassing a family that died in a suicide pact. The investigation focuses on Khan's alleged role in threatening the family and extorting their assets following the death of the daughter's husband.
Why it matters
The case underscores ongoing legal proceedings regarding abetment to suicide and financial exploitation in a high-profile regional tragedy.
A local court on Monday (September 8, 2026) has granted three days of police custody of 26-year-old Sk. Sadhik Khan to the Kakinada police for further investigation into the deaths of the family of Pithapuram Assistant Engineer K. Nooka Raju. Sadhik Khan was arrested in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on August 21.
On August 16, Mr. Nooka Raju, his wife Meena, daughter Soujanya and 10-year-old grandson jumped into the Godavari from the road-cum-rail bridge in Rajamahendravaram . The grandson survived.
Kakinada District Assistant Superintendent of Police and in-charge DSP M. Kishore Kumar told The Hindu: “The local court has given Mr. Sadhik Khan to police custody for the probe into the suicide pact by Mr. Nooka Raju’s family. Mr. Sadhik Khan will be in our custody till September 10.”
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