SIT moves Supreme Court to question officer in Gade Sai Krishna custodial death case

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Updated - July 10, 2026 12:38 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA A file photo of investigating officials arriving at Krishnalanka police station as part of the Gade Sai Krishna's custodial death case in June. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking permission to question the accused in full and asking the apex court to relax the conditions set by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Andhra Pradesh High Court had directed the investigating officers to question the accused Circle Inspector, S.S.V.V. Nagaraju of the Krishnalanka police station, and to videograph the process. Challenging the High Court’s order, the SIT approached the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 9, 2026). It was alleged that the Krishnalanka CI and his staff had illegally detained and tortured Sai Krishna, and killed him in custody in May. They later reportedly cremated the body, the victim’s family members alleged. In another development, the Krishnalanka police filed a case against the suspended CI Nagaraju and the police station staff under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and Section 108 of the BNSS (abetment of suicide) in the suspicious death of Perupogu Kranthi Kumar.