US agency's help sought to track down mobile users when Viveka was killed

HYDERABAD: The CBI, which is investigating the murder of former minister Y.S.
Vivekananda Reddy, has submitted to the CBI court here that it is seeking
the help of US authorities to ascertain the location where mobile phones had
been used in Reddy’s house on intervening night of March 14 and 15 in 2019.

The agency mentioned in the additional chargesheet filed recently that the
request to US authorities was under MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty)
and mostly meant to zero in on suspected IMO users.

It also submitted that they are waiting for the report of ninhydrin test on the note that was reportedly written by the deceased just before his death.

In the 143-page second additional chargesheet, the CBI submitted that there were aspects that made them suspect the role of M.V. Krishna Reddy, a long-time PA of Vivekananda Reddy. His seeking permission to wake up his boss from his wife, Y.S. Sowbhagyamma and asking the watchman B. Ranganna to go inside the house to see Vivekananda Reddy, despite the fact that the watchman was never permitted to step into the house.

Meanwhile, the agency gave a clean chit to Sowbhagyamma, Suneetha Reddy, N. Raja Shekar Reddy, N. Siva Prakash Reddy and second wife Shaikh Shameem. The CBI mentioned that the family members had pointed out that when he was to marry Shameem, Vivekananda Reddy had given her money for purchasing jewellery and constructed an extra floor in her parent’s house at Balpanuru and assured to buy a house in Hyderabad to be nearer to their son’s school.

According to statements, Vivekananda Reddy was going through a financial
crisis after he lost the MLC election because Y.S. Avinash Reddy, Y.S.
Bhaskar Reddy and D. Siva Shankar Reddy had sabotaged.