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Godavari suicide bid: man dies, 2 missing; note alleges daughter harassed
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Police personnel searching for the family missing in river Godavari in Rajamahendravaram city on Monday. | The deceased, identified as K. Nooka Raju, worked as an Assistant Engineer at Panchayat Raj Department in Pithapuram mandal of Kakinada district.However, the 10-year-old boy has survived the suicide bid and he was rescued by the fisherfolk as he was lying unconscious on an island in the river. The search operation is still in progress for Nooka Raju’s wife Meena, 58, and daughter Sowjanya, 38.A suicide note dated August 16, believed to have been left by Raju in the car, alleged that SK. Sadhik Khan, who runs the PRO Rifle Shooting Academy had been harassing his daughter after the demise of her husband earlier this year in February.“Sadhik [Khan] has been behind my daughter, promising to take care of her. He has threatened to eliminate my grandson and me when we rejected his proposal. He has taken our bank accounts and valuable things into his possession by threatening us,” reads the note, which was accessed by The Hindu and addressed to the Kakinada District Collector and Superintendent of Police.“Our family had decided to end our lives as we are unable to face the atrocities against my daughter and unable to face the threats from Sadhik,” the note states.The note will be sent to a forensic laboratory, said South Division DSP A. Siva Priya, adding, “The investigation is in progress.”The incident came to light after a man crossing the bridge by road alerted the police at 11.32 p.m on Sunday night.Based on a statement by the grandson and the suicide letter, a case has been registered against Mr. Sadhik on the charges of ‘Abetment of suicide’ under Section 108 of the BNS, DSP Priya stated, adding that special teams have been deployed to trace Mr. Sadhik Khan.Meanwhile, the search operation continued till 7 p.m. on Monday with the support of the State Disaster Response Force and it will resume on Tuesday.According to an official release from the East Godavari Jana Sena Party, Mr. Pawan Kalyan spoke to Kakinada SP G. Bindu Madhav and East Godavari SP D. Narasimha Kishore and asked them to speed up the investigation. “The accused who reportedly drove the family to take the extreme step should be booked,” Mr. Kalyan said. Those in distress or having suicidal thoughts can call the Rajamahendravaram city police helpline at 70757-49825, or Tele-MANAS at 14416. Published - August 17, 2026 08:48 pm IST
A remand prisoner allegedly attempted to end his life by slashing his throat with a vegetable-cutting knife inside the kitchen of the Repalle Sub-Jail on Wednesday.The prisoner, V. Srinivasa Rao, was arrested on July 5 in connection with the murder of an elderly woman and was subsequently remanded in judicial custody. Police said he had surrendered at a police station in connection with the murder case.According to the police, Mr. Srinivasa Rao entered the jail kitchen in the morning to open a bag of rice. He allegedly picked up a vegetable-cutting knife kept there and slashed his throat. Jail staff noticed him bleeding heavily and immediately shifted him to the Repalle Government Hospital.After preliminary treatment, he was referred to the Tenali Government Hospital as his condition was serious. Doctors there later advised that he be shifted to the Guntur Government Hospital for better medical care.Police said Mr. Srinivasa Rao was reportedly distressed over not getting bail. His wife and son had also visited him, officials said.Based on a complaint lodged by the jail authorities, the Repalle Town police registered a case and launched an investigation.Superintendent of Police B. Umamaheswar said the police had been closely monitoring the murder case, which was why the accused had not been granted bail. As the crime was committed against a woman, the case had been accorded top priority, he said.Through the district court monitoring cell, the police were closely following the case, and all bail petitions filed by the accused had been contested in court, Mr. Umamaheswar said.(Those in distress can contact the police helpline on 100 for immediate assistance.) Published - August 12, 2026 10:22 pm IST
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