Overview
- Police identified the deceased as 31-year-old constable Chandramalla Vamsi and say he is believed to have jumped from a bridge into the Godavari River.
- State Disaster Response Force teams carried out an extensive search and recovered the body, which was taken to the Government Hospital in Rajamahendravaram for a post-mortem.
- Family members say Vamsi faced repeated departmental counselling over a complaint by a female colleague and that his bike and footwear were found on the bridge.
- Following a complaint by the family, police have registered a case and say they are examining all angles while investigators review the complaint filed at the Women's Police Station.
- Vamsi served in the APSP third battalion in Kakinada and his family, who were preparing for his engagement, say they want a full probe; authorities have not yet substantiated the harassment allegations.