The Visakhapatnam City Police arrested Vanjarapu Siva Gangaraju alias Tata Siva (34) for the murder of Kapu Lakshmi (54) and theft of gold and cash from her residence under Arilova police station limits.
Incident Details
Date of crime: February 11
Victim: Kapu Lakshmi (54), found dead by her husband, Kapu Venkata Ramana
Initial complaint: Unknown assailants murdered the victim and looted gold ornaments and cash.
Investigation & Arrest
Special teams led by DCP (Crime) Latha Madhuri, ACP Dwarka Sub-Division, and Arilova Circle Inspector B Bhadra Rao conducted the investigation.
Tools used: CCTV footage and call detail record (CDR) analysis.
The accused had fled to Dhanbad, Kashi, and Delhi before being arrested at Visakhapatnam railway station on February 22.
Recovery from Accused
Cash: Rs 5.5 lakh
Gold: Gold chain (16.10 g), bangles, rings, Lakshmi Devi idols, black-beaded chain
Other: Cell phone and motorcycle
