Overview
- Medipally police said they detained J. Purnima, Paleti Mahesh, and Bhukya Sai Kumar in connection with the death of V. J. Ashok at his home in East Brundavan Colony, Boduppal.
- Investigators allege that on December 11, around 6:15 p.m., Mahesh and Sai assaulted Ashok while Purnima held his legs, and Mahesh strangled him using three chunnis.
- Purnima initially reported on December 12 that she found her husband unconscious and informed relatives he died of a heart attack before he was declared dead at the Government Hospital in Malkajgiri.
- Police said they seized a phone allegedly used by Mahesh, three blood‑stained chunnis, blood‑stained clothes, the deceased’s broken teeth, a pen drive with incriminating media, and a two‑wheeler linked to the suspects.
- The FIR was modified to include murder and criminal conspiracy, the three accused were remanded to judicial custody, and forensic work continues to strengthen the case.