SIT to focus its investigations on Nayeemuddin's link with cops
The SIT will investigate the various criminal activities of Nayeemuddin and his associates in Telangana state.
Hyderabad: Inspector general of police Y. Nagi Reddy, named on Wednesday as head of the Special Investigation Team probing cases of liquidated gangster Nayeemuddin, swiftly set the ball rolling with an eight-member squad.
Earlier in the day, DGP Anurag Sharma issued the appointment order naming the north zone IG at the head of the probe. Eight sleuths have been drawn from various police units from Telangana state police.
“The SIT will investigate the various criminal activities of Nayeemuddin and his associates in Telangana state. It will also probe the sources of the seized material, especially land documents, arms and ammunition, explosives, and related matters,” the DGP told the media.
To start with, the SIT visited ground zero, the house of Nayeemuddin at Alkapuri township. Earlier, Cyberabad West cops broke open the bedroom of Nayeemuddin as part of a fresh round of searches with permission from a court in Alkapuri. The SIT will also focus its investigations into the role of some cops who had close ties with Nayeemuddin and were named in the sensational encounter case of Gujarat’s Sohrabuddin. Meanwhile, interrogation of the arrested associates of Nayeemuddin, including Riyaz, progressed.
“Some additional SPs, inspectors and DSPs from both AP and TS were helping the Gujarat cops through Nayeemuddin to lay their hands on Sohrabuddin. The depth of their connections will be probed,” said a police official.
Nayeem’s aide Riyaz picked up
Police on Wednesday picked up a close aide of Nayeemuddin, Riyaz, who was involved in several murder cases in Bhongir. Searches were held in Airport Colony in Shamshabad, Hastinapuram, Vanasthalipuram, Mansoorabad and Kuntloor, on the dens or residences of relatives and henchmen of Nayeem. Police searched the house of Nayeemuddin’s driver Sridhar Goud and seized a huge stock of currency notes.
ACP Gangi Reddy said that, as per the court order, the police department would continue their search at locations where Nayeemuddin’s relatives and associates have houses, to unearth incriminating documents and other material.
Police also searched the house of Nayeemuddin’s aide Sudhakar, who is absconding since the day of the encounter on Sunday. Nalgonda SP Prakash Reddy said, “We are verifying the land documents. All the cases are being handed over to the SIT.”
The SIT consists of B. Srinivasa Reddy, Addl. DCP, Crimes, Cybe-rabad; G. Sridhar, inspector, Begum Bazaar, Hyderabad city; S. Sudhakar, inspector Uppal, Shakir Hussain, inspector, Wanaparthy Circle; Rajashekar Raju, inspector, Korutla Circle, Karimnagar; Samala Venkatesh, Inspector at CCS, Sangareddy; P. Madhusudhan Reddy, Inspector at Kodad Circle; and Seetharam, inspector of Armoor circle.