My son was killed by police, alleges mother of missing youth in Vijayawada

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Published - June 18, 2026 12:07 am IST - VIJAYAWADA Family members of Sai Krishna addressing the media on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Family members of Gade Sai Krishna (26), who has been missing for the last one month, have alleged that the Krishnalanka police of NTR Commissionerate tortured and beat him to death in custody. They demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government order a judicial probe into the issue and book all those responsible for it. “My son was picked up by the police and taken to Krishnalanka police station. He has not returned since,” Sai Krishna’s mother, Gade Vijaya Lakshmi, told the media on Wednesday. “Accusing my son (Sai Krishna) of being involved in some cases, the police beat him to death. When I went to Krishnalanka police station a few days ago, Circle Inspector Nagaraju said that Sai Krishna died. He misbehaved with me,” Ms. Vijaya Lakshmi alleged. Victim’s maternal uncle, Navarang, alleged that the police branded Sai Krishna as a criminal and beat him to death in custody. “Is this friendly policing? If Sai Krishna is alive, the police should produce him before the High Court immediately,” he said. Sai Krishna’s mother had filed a Habeas Corpus petition in the High Court which directed the Krishna Lanka police to produce the victim before it on June 15. As they could not produce Sai Krishna, the High Court directed the police to produce him by June 29. Meanwhile, the case has triggered a political storm in the State, with the YSRCP leaders Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) demanding an independent probe. YSRCP leader Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) sought either a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe or a judicial inquiry headed by a sitting judge. Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji blamed the police for not registering an FIR over the Sai Krishna going missing. “The police should preserve the CCTV footage at Krishnalanka police station, Call Data Recordings (CDRs) of Sai Krishna, CI Nagaraju and other police involved in the case,” he said. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan discussed the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna with Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta and other top police officials at the Secretariat on Wednesday. On being briefed about the disappearance and subsequent alleged death of Sai Krishna, Mr. Naidu ordered the suspension of Krishnalanka Circle Inspector Nagaraju. He instructed that action be taken against those guilty and that the case be probed by a senior IPS officer. Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad, Director General (Intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Ladda, Vijayawada Police Commissioner S.V. Rajashekar Babu were present. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

My son was killed by police, alleges mother of missing youth in Vijayawada

Key takeaways

Also covered by

My son was killed by police, alleges mother of missing youth in Vijayawada

Key takeaways

Also covered by

More in international