Latest Andhra Pradesh Police News & Updates

Amaravati, March 5 (IANS) Bihar cadre IPS officer, M. Sunil Kumar Naik, on Thursday appeared before Andhra Pradesh Police for questioning in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly. Sunil Kumar Naik, who is the Director of Fire Services of Bihar, reached the Central Crime Station, Guntur at 10 a.m.Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police A. R. Damodar, who is the investigating officer in the case, w…

Siliguri, Feb 27 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Siliguri convicted and sentenced a former Central Excise department t official to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for four years with a fine of Rs 40,000 for taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 over 10 years ago, an official said. Achintya Kumar Pramanik, the then Superintendent of Central Excise, was posted at the Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and Service Tax, Cooch Behar Division, Cooch Behar, when the CBI arrested him, said a CBI statement.The Centra…

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday secured the extradition of a wanted fugitive from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Anil Kumar Reddy Yeddula, a wanted criminal for alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation in Andhra Pradesh, had a red notice issued against him. He was brought back by the crime investigative agency from the UAE through INTERPOL channels. Anil Kumar Reddy Yeddula was escorted by a team of Dubai Police and arri…

Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) In a major legal setback for the Andhra Pradesh Police, the Patna Civil Court, on Monday, refused to grant transit remand of Bihar Home Guard and Fire Service Inspector General (IG) M. Sunil Nayak. The court sharply questioned the procedure adopted by the Andhra Pradesh Police and termed the action legally flawed.The matter was heard in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, where the Andhra Pradesh Police sought transit remand to take IG Sunil Nayak to Andhra Pr…

Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday arrested IPS officer Sunil Nayak in Bihar in connection with the alleged custodial torture of current Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, K Raghurama Krishna Raju, in 2021 when YSRCP was in power.Nayak, who had then served as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested by a police team from Andhra Pradesh. Guntur district police confirmed the arrest.He is being b…

Visakhapatnam, Feb 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday charge sheeted two more accused in the 2025 Vizianagaram ISIS terror conspiracy case.One of the accused charge-sheeted is absconding,In a supplementary chargesheet filed on Friday before the NIA Special Court, Visakhapatnam, the agency has charged Arif Hussain alias Abu Talib and Imran Akram under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, BNS, Explosive Substances Act, 1908, and the Arms Act.The ca…

Amaravati, Feb 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police have booked a case against former Minister and YSR Congress Party leader Jogi Ramesh for his alleged objectionable remarks against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh.On a complaint by a leader of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a case was registered at Ibrahimpatnam Police Station in NTR district, a police officer said on Monday.Police also registered a separate case against TDP activists who attacked Jogi Ramesh’s ho…

Hyderabad, Jan 23 (IANS) YSR Congress Party MP P. Midhun Reddy on Friday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the multi-crore liquor scam. The Lok Sabha member from Rajampet, who is one of the accused, appeared before the ED officials at the agency’s regional office in Hyderabad.The ED is conducting a money laundering investigation in the Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam, which allegedly occurred during the YSRCP rule. The ED has taken up the probe based on an FIR issued by…

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Former Rajya Sabha member V. Vijayasai Reddy on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the multi-crore liquor scam case. The former leader of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at the agency’s regional office in Hyderabad.The ED is conducting a money laundering investigation in the Rs 3,500 crore liquor “scam”, which allegedly occurred during the YSRCP rule.The ED has taken up the probe b…