KAMAREDDY: Mystery shrouds the death of a sub-inspector of police, a woman constable and a primary agriculture cooperative society (PACS) employee.
Police recovered the three bodies from Pedda Cheruvu in Adloor Yellareddy village in the Sadashivanagar police station limits in Kamareddy district on Thursday. The reasons for the deaths are not yet ascertained.
According to the police, the victims were identified as Bhiknoor SI Saathelli Saikumar (31), Bibipet police constable Kammari Shruthi (32) and PACS computer operator Thota Nikhil (28).
Two bodies were recovered around 12:30 am, while the body of the SI was found after day break.
Saikumar was a native of Kistapur village, Kolcharam mandal, Medak and served at Bibipet before being transferred to Bhiknoor. He is survived by his wife and a child.
Shruthi was a native of Gandhari and was divorced. Nikhil, hailing from Bibipet, worked as a computer operator at PACS. He also served at the local police station during Saikumar’s tenure.
Police said that the three of them were reported missing on Wednesday afternoon. By evening, their mobile phones were switched off near Pedda Cheruvu.
Police later identified the shoes and mobiles of two of the victims, and the car of the SI which was found parked near the tank.
On receiving information, police, Fire and Fisheries department personnel rushed to the lake and recovered the bodies from it.
The bodies were sent to the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Kamareddy for a postmortem examination. Afterwards, they were handed over to the families for performing last rites.
Shruthi’s father, Kammari Pundarikam, filed a complaint with the police. Police registered a case, and the Sadhashivanagar inspector is investigating the case.
Meanwhile, a rescue team staff member and a police officer suggested that one of the victims may have jumped into the lake first, followed by the others, resulting in all the three drowning. The bodies were found within a five-meter radius in the tank.
According to a police official, Shruthi and Nikhil might have gone to the tank first and later Saikumar went there. Shruthi and Nikhil reportedly jumped into the water, and Saikumar, in an attempt to rescue them, also jumped in and all three met with a watery grave, the official added. Saikumar’s family members told the police that he did not know swimming.
Yallareddy DSP A Srinivasulu said: “The families of the deceased have not expressed any doubt, which is making the investigation challenging. The postmortem report and mobile call data may provide further clues to help uncover the mystery.”
Kamareddy District Superintendent of Police CH Sindhu Sharma and Additional Police Superintendent Narasimha Reddy are monitoring the situation and expressed concern over the incident. The DSPs from Medak and Yallareddy attended the funeral of two police officers.