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AP police hunt shooting coach after three family members die by suicide
AP police hunt shooting coach after three family members die by suicide
Andhra Pradesh police have launched a massive hunt for Sadikh Khan, founder of the PRO Rifle Shooting Academy in Kakinada, accused of abetting the suicide of a government engineer's family. A murder case has also been registered against him on suspicion that he poisoned the engineer's son-in-law in July.
K. Nooka Raju, an Assistant Engineer, jumped into the Godavari river from a bridge in Rajamahendravaram on August 16 with his wife Meena, daughter Sowjanya, and 10-year-old grandson Karthikya. The boy was rescued by fisherfolk. Nooka Raju's body was recovered on Monday, the two women remain missing. The State Disaster Response Force resumed searching on Tuesday.
A suicide note left in the family's car alleges that Sadhik Khan harassed Sowjanya after her husband Jagadeesh Reddy died, threatened to kill Raju and the boy, and took their valuables. Sowjanya's father-in-law later alleged that Jagadeesh was injected with poison. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has asked police to speed up the investigation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources report near-identical facts: a family tragedy, a suicide note, a murder allegation, and a police hunt. Telengana Today and Assam Tribune lead with the police operation against coach Sadikh Khan and include Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan's intervention, framing the story as a law-and-order response. The Hindu leads with the murder case registered, foregrounding the new allegation of poisoning, and provides more direct police quotes and document details. No source is critical of the government or the police investigation, the coverage is uniform straight reporting with a shared official-source framing. There is no discernible partisan stance. The implications lie in the escalating charges, from abetment of suicide to murder, and the fact that two women are still missing. The next concrete step is the search for the missing women and Sadikh Khan's arrest.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): telanganatoday.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), assamtribune.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
