Overview
- Police say seized messages include an apparent admission of killing and a note telling a woman to tell officers they were “just friends.”
- A sessions court rejected Mahendra Reddy’s bail, with the order noting the gravity of the charges and the strength of the evidence.
- Forensic teams report reviewing more than 1 million digital files, including PhonePe chats and recovered deletions, to trace calls, locations, and money flows.
- The case was reclassified as murder under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after tests found the anaesthetic Propofol in multiple organs, a drug usually limited to operating rooms.
- The investigation widened after Kruthika’s sister sought a deeper probe, and police say they are still examining movements, communications, and background claims raised by the family.