Andhra Pradesh - Nellore   

Weapon seizure case takes a new turn

Staff Reporter

A new man Satyanarayana alias Satyam surfaces on the scene

NELLORE: The weapon seizure case has taken a new turn. Srinivas Reddy alias Raghu, who allegedly manufactured rocket components at Ambattur from 2003 to May this year, might not be the same the person who reportedly stayed at Nellore prior to 2002 for similar kind of activities.

The police initially suspected that Raghu alias Tech Madhu might be the same person who had set up a workshop, Fine Pipe Works, at Autonagar of Nellore. But the investigation revealed that Satyanarayana alias Satyam, around 30 to 35-years-old, was in fact ran the workshop at shop number 168 in phase- II, but not Raghu.

It was Raghu who was frequently visiting the Fine Pipe Works as a relative of Satyam, according to a shop owner in the Autonagar. "The man, who was shown in the photograph along with a woman named Sudha Rani, used to visit the shop and Satyam introduced him as his brother-in-law to many of us here," said another shopkeeper Ismail.

`Polished'

"Raghu was in fact very soft-spoken and polished both in his appearance as well as in the body language and their accent was akin to Vijawayada area. But we never suspected that they were members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)," said another shop owner Nazeer.

"But all of them were taciturn and seen working based on maps and designs. And Satyam used to say that he was given a pipes manufacturing order to be delivered for Chennai."

The local police are, however, tightlipped on the whole gamut of events.

"We have information that Raghu might have hailed from Kesamudram of Warangal district while his wife Sudha Rani is Vasantha from Pernimitta of Prakasham district," said a senior police official.

Meanwhile, a police party from Chennai has come to Nellore to investigate the case.

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