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Bangalore: Despite 10 months of investigation and protracted “interrogation sessions” of suspects, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has not been able to make any breakthrough in the sensational Padmavathi Yadav murder case. Padmavathi, former Deputy Mayor of Bellary, was brutally murdered in front of her house in MMTC Colony on February 4, 2010. She was a confidante of a powerful MLA of Bellary district who is also involved in large-scale mining activities. A case was registered in Gandhi Nagar Police Station in Bellary. Later it was transferred to the CID. A team led by CID Superintendent of Police K.P. Bheemaiah and comprising Deputy Superintendent of Police N.M. Ramalingappa is investigating the case. “Padmavathi is suspected to have been eliminated because of her association with the MLA. She was warned of dire consequences if she continued her acquaintance with the MLA,” a CID official who wished to remain anonymous told The Hindu. According to CID officials, the contract to kill Padmavathi was given to a woman, a “pseudo-naxalite” who lives in a village on Kurnool Road in the Alur Assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh. The woman is facing charges in 11 murder cases and has spent several years in various prisons in Andhra Pradesh. She is also wanted by the police of Karnataka and other States, according to the officials. ‘Under pressure' Mr. Bheemaiah had worked earlier in Bellary district. CID officials are under pressure from some politicians in Bellary. That is why they are hesitating to arrest or interrogate the woman, an officer superior to Mr. Bheemaiah claimed. Public help Recently, the CID had requested the public to assist the investigating officers in cracking the case. According to an investigation officer, a large number of anonymous people from Bellary and its surrounding districts had called up the CID and provided vital information about the assailants. They also provided details about the reasons for Padmavathi's murder and the people behind the crime. “However, the investigating team did not dare to proceed on the leads,” the officer claimed. “We announced a reward for anyone providing information on those who hacked Padmavathi to death. However, we did not get vital information,” a member of the CID investigation team said on condition of anonymity. Informants can contact the CID on 080-22094635 and 22094498/9 or e-mail: dsp4hnbcod@ksp.gov.in or spadsbangalore@ksp.gov.in. They can write to the CID at N.M. Ramalingappa, Deputy Superintendent of Police, CID, No. 1, Carlton House, Palace Road, Bangalore 560001.
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