VISAKHAPATNAM: A 38-year-old
police constable
, who went missing a week ago, was found dead on Saturday under suspicious circumstances near the ITDA Park at Thotapalle under
Garugubilli
mandal in Vizianagaram district.
The deceased was identified as
D Srinivas Naidu
, a native of Nandivanivalasain Vizianagaram district.
Naidu
was attached to MVP police station (crime wing) in
Vizag.
Police said that Naidu came to his hometown on December 31. On the same day, he decided to go back to Vizag city on his bike. However, he neither went to Vizag, nor did he return to his hometown.
Based on the report from the family members, the police registered a missing case on January 1. Naidu’s body was found near some bushes by the ITDA Park on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Naidu’s relatives alleged that the deceased had been murdered. “We have registered a case under suspicious
death and an investigation is underway to ascertain the reasons for the death. We will intensify the investigation once we receive the autopsy report,” the police added.
However, police have not ruled out a road accident as the cause of death as the body was found near a sharp curve.
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