![]() He was forced to write a note on paper in which the blame of death was thrown on driver Prasad,” the agency said in the charge sheet, of which HT has a copy. As the argument was going on, the other three attacked Viveka, beat him up and later hit him on his head with an axe. ![]() There was an argument between him and Gangi Reddy over some money matters. “Viveka, who returned home late in the night after taking part in the election campaign, was alone at his residence at that time. The CBI, which filed its charge sheet on Octonaming four persons – Yerra Gangi Reddy, Y Sunil Yadav, G Uma Shankar Reddy and Shaik Dastagiri - as the accused in the case, narrated how the murder took place.Īccording to the CBI, Gangi Reddy first entered the house of Viveka from the main entrance, while the other three entered the premises by jumping the rear wall of the house. The ruling YSRC is trying to wriggle out of the crisis by throwing the blame on Viveka’s own family members and alleging that they were hand in glove with the TDP to damage the reputation of Jagan. ![]() The CBI, which took over the investigation from the state police in July 2020 following directions from the high court, is pointing an accusing finger at YSRC parliament member from Kadapa and Jagan’s cousin Y S Avinash Reddy suspecting him to be the main conspirator. And it turned out to be a nemesis for the TDP in the assembly elections.įour years down the line, the murder of Viveka has turned out to be a major political embarrassment for Jagan, ahead of the assembly elections next year, while the TDP is going all out to gain political mileage this time by turning the tables on the YSRC. The YSRC also brought out a booklet, “Narasura Raktha Charitra” (The bloody history of a devil called Nara Chandrababu Naidu), and campaigned extensively on social media. He even demanded an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into his uncle’s murder, saying he had no faith in the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police constituted by the then Naidu government to probe the case. Jagan Reddy had then alleged that the murder was masterminded by then ruling Telugu Desam Party, led by former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, as part of eliminating political rivals. The murder of Viveka on the intervening night of March 14 and 15, weeks before the elections to the Lok Sabha and state assembly, fetched tremendous political mileage to the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party. He served for a brief term as the state minister for agriculture in 2011.Īlso read | YSR Congress MP Magunta Reddy skips ED summons in Delhi ‘liquor scam’ case Vivekananda Reddy (popularly known as Viveka), brother of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, was an MLA state assembly twice from Pulivendula (1989 to 1999), parliament twice from Kadapa (1999-2009) and was also a member of the state legislative council (2009-2015). The CBI is pointing an accusing finger at YSRCP parliamentarian member from Kadapa and Jagan’s cousin Y S Avinash Reddy suspecting him to be the main conspirator in the murder. It has been four years since former Lok Sabha member Y S Vivekananda Reddy, uncle of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, was brutally murdered at his residence in Pulivendula in Kadapa district, but it still remains a mystery.
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