CID to file fresh case against Krishna

HYDERABAD: Crime Investigation Department (CID) sleuths have decided to register a fresh case against YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy’s close aide Mangali Krishna, who was recently convicted in a suitcase bomb case, for allegedly supplying firearms to Bhanu Kiran, the alleged killer of factionist Maddelacheruvu Suri.
CID officials said that Bhanu Kiran had procured six firearms from three different persons, including Mangali Krishna and one Vishnuvardhan Reddy of Mahbubnagar district.All these country-made revolvers were manufactured in Bihar and were brought to the state by these illegal suppliers.
“In the coming few days, cases will be registered against Mangali Krishna and Vishnuvardhan Reddy under Arms Act. The arms supplied to Bhanu by Vishnuvardhan were recovered in Hyderabad based on Bhanu's confession,” a senior CID official said.
The investigating officials are now planning to take Bhanu into custody yet again by moving a petition in the Nampally court since his police custody will end on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Cyberabad police questioned Bhanu to verify his links with local criminals.
According to sources, Tollywood producer Nati Kumar approached the CID to inform them about Bhanu’s involvement in a financial settlement for which he was a witness.
Additional director general of police (CID) SV Ramana Murthy said that Bhanu Kiran’s victims could directly talk to him and share information and assured them that their identities would not be disclosed.
Police said Bhanu threatened several contractors not to bid government projects and helped his close associates grab the contracts.
Bhanu Kiran was taken to Alekhya apartments at Kondapur where Suri used to reside to ascertain the truth of the details disclosed by him during interrogation.
Later, he was taken to Osmania General Hospital for a check up.
Meanwhile, police took Vishnuvardhan Reddy to a location in Himayatnagar where he used to carry out land settlements and recovered incriminating documents. He was reportedly handed over to Narayanguda police.